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Theatre review: Twelfth Night, Olivier
Tamsin Greig's lovestruck spoilsport is a knockout.
Ann Treneman, The Times, 24th February 2017Twelfth Night review: Tamsin Grieg is brilliant
Simon Godwin's well-cast production has a rich sense of fun, writes Henry Hitchings.
Henry Hitchins, Evening Standard, 23rd February 2017Twelfth Night review: 'Tamsin Greig is resplendent'
Twelfth Night has always been a play of abandon. Characters slip on different costumes, different gender identities, they shuck off their solemnity, they let loose.
Natasha Tripney, The Stage, 23rd 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 2017