THEATREGOERS swapped the indoors for outdoors with a production of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies.
Conwy Castle welcomed fans of the bard for an energetic production of Twelfth Night by the Duke’s Theatre Company.
This open-air show directed by Martin Parr brought to life this popular romantic madcap farce under gloriously blue skies.
The bring your own chair and picnic phenomena was embraced by a packed Conwy Castle on June 24 in what was the last of three performances at this venue by the acclaimed theatre group of players.
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Twelfth Night is an endearing tale of a shipwrecked girl called Viola who disguises herself as a boy called Cesario and finds employment with a young duke.
She undertakes lover errands on his behalf to a noble lady called Olivia who comedically falls in love with her but mistakenly marries her twin brother Sebastian, shipwrecked at the same time.
The cast included the wonderful Beatrice John as Olivia, hugely entertaining William Marr as Sir Andrew Aguecheek and Feste.
The lovable Joanne McGarva played Viola, Ben Simon was great as Orsino and as Dell Boy inspired take on Sir Toby Belch and Jenni Walker was excellent Maria and Sebastian.
The star of the show for me, however, was Noah Narullo who played Malvolio.
He had audiences in hysterics with amusing comedic interactions with the audience and his fellow cast members.
The sight of his love-drunk antics while wearing an outrageous yellow outfit is seared in this reviewer’s mind for some time to come.
This original version combined innovative production design and visuals to transport audiences to Illyria off the coast of modern-day Croatia.
A 1940s soundtrack featuring the likes of George Formby played with the audience’s perception of how Shakespeare should be staged.
The knockout energy from this industry-leading cast, plus the production’s outstanding original score, enabled even seasoned Shakespeare’s fans to hear his songs in an entirely new way and enjoy a captivating evening of live theatre in the great outdoors.
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