Twelfth Night
Shakespeare in Schools 2024
Writer
William Shakespeare
Director
Debbie Korley
Location
The Sainsbury Theatre
Dates
Thursday 17 October at 6:45pm
Friday 18 October at 2:30pm
The running time is approximately 80 minutes.
About the show
When Viola washes up on the foreign shores of Illyria, she believes her twin brother to be dead. To survive, she disguises herself as a man named Cesario and begins working for Duke Orsino. Love-stricken, Orsino sends Viola (as Cesario) to woo Countess Olivia on his behalf. But Olivia falls for Viola, thinking she’s a man; and Viola has a secret crush on Orsino! Things get crazier when Viola’s twin, Sebastian, washes up on shore. As the town's folk confuse the twins and no one knows who's who, mistaken identities, unexpected romance, and mischief ensues.
About Shakespeare in Schools
Twelfth Night is showing in LAMDA's Sainsbury Theatre as part of our 2024 Shakespeare in Schools tour, and is performed by our graduating MFA Professional Acting students.
Debbie is an actor who has worked extensively in a variety of theatre both in the UK and internationally. She has also appeared on screen in television and film. Her audio work spans from radio plays, audio books and video games. Debbie’s passion for using drama as a vehicle for personal and professional development is at the core of her teaching and facilitation work.
She has directed Rules For Living by Sam Holcroft at Arts Educational School and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare for Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Theatre credits include: Coram Boy (Chichester Festival Theatre); Disruption (Park Theatre); I, Joan & Henry VIII (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre); The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Ruhrtriennale International Festival/Burg Theater-Vienna); The Whip, A Museum in Baghdad, Tamburlaine, Timon of Athens, Little Eagles, Morte D’Arthur, Grain Store, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, American Trade, King Lear, As You Like it (RSC); Comedy of Errors (RSC/Told by an Idiot); Acceptance (Hampstead Theatre); Cargo (Arcola); Beowulf (Unicorn Theatre); King Lear (Talawa/Manchester Royal Exchange/Birmingham Rep);
Boi Boi is Dead (Leeds Playhouse/Watford Palace Theatre); Coram Boy (National Theatre), A Matter of Life and Death (Kneehigh/National Theatre); Prurience, Welcome To The Home (Southbank Centre); The Residents (AlbanyTheatre/Teatro Vivo); Too Clever By Half (Manchester Royal Exchange/Told By An Idiot); Black Jesus (Finborough Theatre); Feathers in the Snow (National Theatre Studio); Cinderella (Theatre Royal Stratford East); Aida (Royal Albert Hall); Whistle Down the Wind (West End/Tour); Sick (Almeida); Ten Suitcases (Drill Hall).
Television/Film credits include: Delicious (Bandit Television/SKY); Holby City, Casualty, Doctors, Holy Smoke, Green Balloon club (BBC); Night and Day (Granada); Night Fever (Five).
King Lear (Saffron Cherry TV/BBC); The One’s Below (Cuba/Tigerlily); I Called You (Double Yellow Productions); My Dear Friend (Paved with Bold/Crystal Pictures); Monster (Barbican).
Contains acts of verbal and physical violence, gaslighting, discrimination, misogyny, and gender switching. References to death, grief, xenophobia, and mental health.
Creative Team
* LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
Director
Debbie Korley*
Additional Sound Design
Alessandro Quaranta*
Voice Director
George Ryan*
Movement Director
Nicoletta Bonanni*
Music Director
Graeme du Fresne*
Producers
Rebecca Lyle*
Ella Murdoch*
Angel Cupidon*
Cast
Sir Toby
Jaylon Bolden
Feste
Thelma Georgiou
Viola
Emily Hayman
Feste
Dishari Kargupta
Sea Captain/Priest/Officer
Ellie Larkin
Feste
Natalia May
Antonio
Olive McHugh
Feste
Caleb Mercer
Orsino
Kofi Odoom
Malvolio
Max Pink
Sir Andrew
Gavin Rasmussen
Maria
Ashnah Strongheart
Viola
Emily Tidey
Sebastian
Oliver Winn
Olivia
Maggie Zhang
Production Team
* LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
Assistant Director
Paloma Sierra Hernandez*
Technical Stage Manager
Abhinav Mishra*
Production Manager
Emily Huxley*
Crew Support
Elise Frost*