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Review: Twelfth Night, National Theatre

The National Theatre's promotional campaign for Simon Godwin's new Twelfth Night has been all Tamsin Greig, all the time.

Dan Rubins, A Younger Theatre, 27th February 2017

Twelfth Night review - on high gender alert with Greig

Tamsin Greig is a magnetic Malvolia in an extravagant production that gleefully refocuses Shakespeare's comedy.

Susannah Clapp, The Observer, 26th February 2017

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 2017

Twelfth 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 2017

Twelfth 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 2017

Twelfth 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 2017

Twelfth 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 2017

Review: 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 2017

Twelfth 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 2017

BWW 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 2017

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