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Twelfth Night, or, What You Will is a videotaped 1988 television adaptation of Kenneth Branagh's stage production for the Renaissance Theatre Company of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night first broadcast in the UK by Channel 4 on 30 December 1988. Made by Thames Television in collaboration with Renaissance, it stars Frances Barber as Viola and Richard Briers as Malvolio. The recording was shot on a single set with the appearance of a wintry garden. The costumes are Victorian, and the time of year is Christmas.

Cast

• Christopher Ravenscroft as Orsino
• Caroline Langrishe as Olivia
• James Saxon as Sir Toby Belch
• James Simmons as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
• Frances Barber as Viola
• Christopher Hollis as Sebastian and Curio
• Richard Briers as Malvolio
• Julian Gartside as Valentine
• Shaun Prendergast as Fabian
• Abigail McKern as Maria
• Tim Barker as the Sea Captain and Antonio
• Anton Lesser as Feste

Reception

Michael Brooke, in his piece for the BFI's Screenonline website, particularly commends Briers performance. His "Malvolio is a delight, segueing seamlessly from self-righteous pomposity at inappropriate revelry to truly grotesque self-delusion as he proffers love to his mistress while clad in yellow stockings".

References

1. ^ Michael Brooke "Twelfth Night (1988)", BFI screenonline

External links

• Twelfth Night at IMDb

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v t e William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Characters	Viola Orsino Olivia Sebastian Malvolio Maria Sir Toby Belch Sir Andrew Aguecheek Feste
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