Notes
Venue: Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Collection reference: RSC/SM/1/1987/TWE1
Director, Bill Alexander ; Costume designer, Deirdre Clancy ; Set designer, Kit Surrey ; Lighting designer, Robert Bryan.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2023. Digitized from a copy held by the Royal Shakespeare Company Archive.
Royal Shakespeare Company Archive.
Summary
The relationship between love and 'madness' was at the heart of the production. The Greek Island-inspired set designed by Kit Surrey consisted of white-washed houses and a variety of arches and alleyways. Robert Bryan s lighting was also crucial in creating the Aegean tone and exploited the device of shining dazzlingly bright light on a particular spot to indicate a dark room. The more illogical the behaviour, the stronger the lighting effect.
Variant and related titles
Twelfth night prompt book 1987
Royal Shakespeare company archives: From playwrights to performance, 1889-2013.
Credits
Director, Bill Alexander ; Costume designer, Deirdre Clancy ; Set designer, Kit Surrey ; Lighting designer, Robert Bryan.
Cast
Guard, Pippa; Conway, Richard; Findlay, Deborah; Sumpter, Donald; Yarrow, Arnold; Spence, Paul; Bradley, David; Allam, Roger; Pullan, David; Walter, Harriet; Sher, Antony; Whittenshaw, Jane; Leonard, Jane; Webster, Paul; Gilley, Jeremy; Hooper, Jim; Alexander, Bruce; Littlewood, Kate