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Twelfth Night At Chichester Festival Theatre

19th June 2007 Print
From dark and bloody tragedy to love, romance and mistaken identities, the cast of Chichester Festival Theatre’s Macbeth will take to the stage again from 14 July in Twelfth Night.

With Shakespeare at the heart of Festival 07, Twelfth Night in the Festival Theatre and Macbeth in the Minerva offer an opportunity to experience the actor’s craft at close quarters as one cast takes on multiple roles across two spaces during one season.

Patrick Stewart will play Malvolio in this large scale Shakespeare with Scott Handy as Sir Andrew Aguecheek and Michael Feast as Feste. Kate Fleetwood appears as Olivia, Laura Rees as Viola, Ben Carpenter as Sebastian, Suzanne Burden as Maria, Paul Shelley as Sir Toby Belchand Martin Turner as Orsino.

Chichester Festival Theatre‘s Associate Director, Philip Franks directs this production. Franks also co-directed the two-part epic hit of Festival 06, Nicholas Nickleby, which returns later this year prior to an international tour. Most recently, Franks directed The Duchess of Malfi at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. As an actor, Philip Franks worked alongside Patrick Stewart at the RSC in 1981.

Twelfth Night opens at Chichester Festival Theatre on 14 July and runs in repertoire with Hobson’s Choice until 31 August.

Tickets are priced £10 - £32 and are available online at Cft.org.uk.

Cast:

Oliver Birch: Curio
Suzanne Burden: Maria
Ben Carpenter: Sebastian
Scott Handy: Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Michael Feast: Feste
Kate Fleetwood: Olivia
Polly Frame: Olivia’s maid
Hywel John: Valentine
Christopher Knott: Sea Captain
Bill Nash: Officer and Priest
Christopher Patrick Nolan: Fabian
Mark Rawlings: Orsino’s Steward
Laura Rees: Viola
Paul Shelley: Sir Toby Belch
Patrick Stewart: Malvolio
Tim Treloar: Antonio
Martin Turner: Orsino
Niamh McGrady: Olivia’s maid

Creative Team:

Philip Franks: Director
Leslie Travers: Designer
Howard Harrison: Lighting Designer
Matthew Scott: Composer
Yvonne Milnes: Costume Supervisor
Shona Morris: Movement Director
Malcolm Ranson: Fight Director
Chris Haydon: Assistant Director