Synopsis
Television programme for schools featuring television actors not usually associated with Shakespeare in scenes from Twelfth Night. They use contemporary settings, which aim to illustrate the relevance of Shakespeare’s ideas today. Discussion of the motivation of the major character is supported by clips from past television and film productions, and followed by a full performance of the chosen scene. This programme takes 1 scene from Twelfth Night - Act 3, Scene 2. Nigel Planer, who plays Molvolio, examines the character and compares how differently he has been played in previous versions. The scene is set on a 1930s country estate.
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | S1E6: Twelfth Night
Duke Orsino falls in love with the Countess Olivia, who is in mourning for a dead brother and has vowed to shut herself away.
Twelfth Night (1996)
Trevor Nunn's film version of William Shakespeare's mature comedy. Twins Viola and Sebastian are shipwrecked on different parts of the same coast, with each believing the other has died. Featuring Trevor Nunn, Helena Bonham Carter, Imogen Stubbs and Nigel Hawthorne.