The National Theatre's Production of Twelfth Night – with Olivier Award
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The National Theatre’s Production of Twelfth Night – with Olivier Award winner Tamsin Greig as Malvolia - Broadcast To Cinemas ‘’Extravagant, rambunctious production’’ The Guardian Show also features Smack the Pony’s Doon Mackichan, Phoebe Fox (The Hollow Crown) and Daniel Rigby (Eric and Ernie) NT Live screens to over 2,500 cinemas in 60 countries For images click here (password is pressdownload) To view the trailer, click here Shakespeare’s classic comedy Twelfth Night - originally broadcast live in April 2017 from the National Theatre as part of National Theatre Live is still available in selected cinemas across the UK and internationally. Viola (Tamara Lawrence) is washed ashore after her ship crashes on the rocks. Determined to survive on her own without her twin Sebastian (Daniel Ezra), she steps out to explore a new land and so begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. The cast also includes Tamsin Grieg (Episodes, Green Wing), Doon Mackichan (Smack the Pony, Plebs), Phoebe Fox (The Hollow Crown, A View from the Bridge) and Daniel Rigby (Eric and Ernie, One Man, Two Guvnors) Launched in 2009, National Theatre Live broadcasts have been seen by an audience of over 6.5 million people at 2500 venues in 60 countries. The first season began in June 2009 with the acclaimed production of Phédre starring Oscar winner Helen Mirren. Recent broadcasts include Hedda Gabler with Ruth Wilson, Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart in No Man’s Land, Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet, Tom Hiddleston in Coriolanus, Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire, James Corden in One Man, Two Guvnors, Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch in Frankenstein and War Horse. Twelfth Night is still showing in selected cinemas across The UK and internationally as part of National Theatre Live. To find your nearest cinema go to http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/60537-twelfth-night - Ends – For further information about National Theatre Live or to speak to any of the cast and crew, please contact Elaine Jones on 020 7452 3195 / [email protected] .