... Shakespeare’s play 12th Night, as played by actors far from the country of England who never knew Shakespeare’s words ...

Genre

Duration

3:20 hours with intermission

Date of premiere

Nov. 26, 2014

The Twelfth night plot of Shakespeare appears here in the interpretation of the contemporary playwright KLIM. This is a comedic tale of wandering actors who decide to stage the play The Twelfth Night. The play of actors is closely intertwined with their personal stories, and it is already difficult to understand where is the line between the portrayed duke, duchess, servants, clowns and the actors who play them, and even Kurbas Theatre actors, trying on the costumes of a traveling troupe speak about personal experience in the theater.

“The title of the work alone lures a director, his actors and their audience into a space of never-ending layers of patterns and games where the boundaries between the faces of players, the roles play, and the playing within the roles they play become indistinguishable. There is no line between illusion and reality, not even in gender…. in the end … its connection to pure theatricality and unforgettable fantasy produces something rarely experienced on our stages. And if you’re lucky enough to see this work, it will seem that Shakespeare himself is laughing somewhere in the wings.” –Anna Lypivska, The Day

Director - Yevhen Khudzyk
Production designer - Volodymyr Stetskovych
Lighting designer - Volodymyr Stetskovych
Costume designer - Ira Lysa

Cast:
Duke, Leading Man - Mykola Bereza
Viola, Cesario, Sebastian, Leading Lady - Tamara Gorgisheli
Maria, Costume Designer, Nymph - Oksana Kozakevych
Malvolio, Prompter, 2nd Actor, 3rd Actor - Vasyl Kolisnyk
Olivia, Young Actress - Mariya Oneschak
Sir Andrew, Captain, Antonio - Denys Sokolov
Sir Toby, The Oldest and Most Respected Actor, Director - Oleh Stefan
Fest, Curio, Assistant, 1st Actor, Assistant Director - Yaroslav Fedorchuk