Twelfth Night
We’re struggling to think of a nicer way to spend a summer evening than relaxing in the Rose Garden within St Kilda Botanical Gardens, taking in a classic Shakespearean romcom updated for the 21st century. Add in a glass of rosé and a light sea breeze and you’d be forgiven for dropping your other pre-Christmas plans to get over there.
If that situation sounds as good to you as it does to us, you’ll be happy to know that Melbourne Shakespeare Company is staging Twelfth Night in the aforementioned Rose Garden from December 6-22.
Fans of the Bard will already be well across the mistaken identity moments, pranks and general tomfoolery of the much-loved romcom, but we’ve got the perfect way to bring you up to speed if you’ve got no idea. You know how the early 2000s cinematic masterpiece She’s the Man is based on Shakespeare? Twelfth Night is that play.
Now, if your tastes run a little more towards spectacular songs than sad sonnets, don’t worry. This version of Twelfth Night is a brand new musical adaptation. It’s also an abridged 90-minute version with no intermission.
Expect fast-paced shenanigans, a love triangle and tunes from the likes of Backstreet Boys and Bruno Mars. This is one to make you laugh and remind you that sometimes love does conquer all… eventually.
Take a moment to stop and literally smell the roses (or, you know, enjoy some theatre) this December by grabbing a ticket to Twelfth Night. They’re on sale now over here and at just $20-35, we reckon they’re a