In February and March next year, the Maynardville Open-Air Festival in Cape Town will feature Twelfth Night directed by Steven Stead. It has been billed as “an al fresco production, set to a sultry jazz soundtrack that echoes the sophisticated sounds of 1960s Rome ... couture costumes, Sofia Loren-style, infused with the decadent glamour of Fellini’s La Dolce Vita”.
Now the production’s cast has been revealed:
“When Viola (Emily Child) washes ashore and disguises herself as a man, she quickly finds herself entangled in the affections of the lovesick Orsino (Jock Kleynhans) and the formidable Olivia (Jenny Stead). Add to this mix the pompous Malvolio (Graham Hopkins), the quick-witted clown Feste (David Viviers), and a pair of drunken schemers, Sir Toby Belch (Michael Richard) and Sir Andrew Aguecheek (Aidan Scott), and you have all the ingredients for Shakespeare’s most deliciously chaotic comedy.”
Other cast members are: Natasha Sutherland (Maria), Ntlanhla Morgan Kutu (Antonio), William Young (Sebastian), Lungile Lallie (Fabian/Valentine) and Paul Savage (Sea Captain).
Set design: Greg King
Costume design: Maritha Visagie
Composer / Music director: Wessel Odendaal
Lighting design: Oliver Hauser
Sound design: David Klaasen