TWELFTH NIGHT (1955)

Written by: William Shakespeare

Directed: John Gielgud

Scenery and costumes: Malcolm Pride

Opened: Stratford-Upon-Avon, April 12, 1955

Cast: Vivien Leigh (Viola), Laurence Olivier (Malvolio), Keith Michell (Orsino), Mervyn Blake (Sea Captain), Alan Webb (Sir Toby Belch), Angela Baddeley (Maria), Michael Denison (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Edward Atienza (Feste), Maxine Audley (Olivia), Lee Montague (Fabian), William Devlin (Antonio), Trader Faulkner (Sebastian)

The Times critic: She is in her romantic way a little too "knowing" to convey the natural and transparent honesty which is designed for those who are duped of their own sentimentalism.

TWELFTH NIGHT (1961-62)

Old Vic Overseas Tour, July 12, 1961, to May 16, 1962

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