Doon Mackichan
- 62 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings Page 8
Twelfth Night, Olivier, National Theatre, review
Tamsin Grieg plays Malvolia, a traditionally male role, in Simon Godwin's new modern-dress production of Shakespeare's classic comedy of mistaken identity, joining the ranks of great actresses, who are tackling meaty Shakespearean roles, including Glenda Jackson as Lear.
Paul Taylor, The Independent, 24th February 2017Twelfth Night review: Tamsin Greig shines
It's hit and miss - or hit and mister (whatever suits); more a straightforward romp than a strange tragicomedy of unrequited love and mistaken identity. Doon Mackichan's Feste the clown is surprisingly low-key but then she's upstaged by the confused whirligig of larkiness around her. Recommended then? Yes, just, sure, but to my mind it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.
Domininc Cavendish, The Telegraph, 23rd February 2017Twelfth Night review: Greig's brilliant in fun show
Simon Godwin's inventive gender-fluid production of Shakespeare's most perfect comedy has a vital elan and some great performances.
Michael Billington, The Guardian, 23rd February 2017Twelfth Night review: Tamsin Greig brings comic brio
The National's take on Shakespeare's comedy is great fun - but skilfully brings home the play's pervading air of melancholy.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 23rd February 2017Review: Twelfth Night (Olivier, National Theatre)
Tamsin Greig plays Malvolia in this cross-gender casting version of Shakespeare's bawdy comedy.
Holly Williams, What's On Stage, 23rd February 2017Twelfth Night, National Theatre, review
Tamsin Greig leads a superb cast in this giddy take on Shakespeare's classic comedy.
Alexandra Coghlan, The Arts Desk, 23rd February 2017BWW review: Twelfth Night, National Theatre
Suffused with grief and unrequited love, Twelfth Night is often played as an anti-comedy - more melancholy than mirthful. Not so in Simon Godwin's brash, gender-bending, utterly joyful rendering, which takes loss as a cue to embrace life
Marianka Swain, Broadway World, 23rd February 2017Twelfth Night at The National Theatre - review
At a running time of around three hours including interval, there is nothing left out of this version of Twelfth Night but it's surprising how the time flies. This is a fun production with the emphasis on the many comedic elements of the story rather than dwelling on the melodramatic side. Everyone plays their part to produce a really great evening's entertainment and present the Bard at his absolute best.
Terry Eastham, London Theatre, 23rd February 2017Twelfth Night review
Director Simon Godwin and his doughty cast do not put a foot wrong in what must be the National Theatre's best Shakespearean production since Sir Nicholas Hytner's glorious Much Ado About Nothing, 10 years ago.
Philip Fisher, British Theatre Guide, 23rd February 2017Twelfth Night at the National Theatre review
The National Theatre certainly knows how to put a cast together. In its extravagant production of Twelfth Night almost every major British sitcom from the last two decades, including Green Wing, The Office, Peep Show, The Day Today and Black Books, is represented on stage. This is the theatre flying its comedic flag high, Shakespeare's play taking on a heightened, campy tone.
Connor Campbell, The Upcoming, 23rd February 2017