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Or What You Will. Shakespeare comedy of mistaken identity, practical jokes and unrequited love. Rescued from a shipwreck the twins Viola and Sebastian arrive independently in Illyria, both thinking the other is drowned. Viola disguises herself as a boy and finds employment with the Duke who is in love with Olivia. Malvolio is the subject of a cruel joke played on him by Sir Toby Belch (yellow stockings cross-gartered) leading him to believe that Olivia loves him. But Olivia has fallen in love with the disguised Viola, while she is in love with the Duke (following it so far?!). It's the 12th day of Christmas, and in Olivia's country house the festivities are still in full swing. The booze flows and the music jumps - in spite of clean-living yoga man Malvolio's attempts to quell the party. Viola is a lonely activist on the run from the authorities; a prankster with a sassy curiosity. Amongst the heaping bin bags of a prolonged festive revelry, with seasoned pisshead Toby belch at the helm, she finds the perfect place to hide. A very 2016 take on this classic story of love, drink, mistaken identity and a prank gone way too far. Celebrate the end of the festive season with Shakespeare's most popular comedy, replete with a cast of 12 of London's most exciting comedians. This production is a one-night-only event, taking place on the actual Twelfth Night (5th January, 2016). All profits from the sale of tickets will be given to Refugee Action (a charity registered with the charity commission (in England and Wales) with registered number 283660.

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Author: Shakespeare