Full casting announced for RSC’s TWELFTH NIGHT
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Full casting has been announced for the RSC’s upcoming production of Twelfth Night, which runs at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 5 December 2024 - 18 January 2025.
Joining the previously announced Samuel West (All Creatures Great and Small) as Malvolio and Gwyneth Keyworth (To Kill a Mockingbird, West End) as Viola are Freema Agyeman (Jamie Lloyd’s Romeo and Juliet, West End) as Olivia, and Bally Gill (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, RSC) as Orsino.
Completing the cast are Emily Benjamin as Priest, Norman Bowman as Antonio, George Fletcher as Second Officer/Orsino’s Attendant, Demetri Goritsas as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Michael Grady-Hall as Feste, Danielle Henry as Maria, Michael Lyle as First Officer/Orsino’s Attendant, Cat McKeever as Sea Captain, Daniel Millar as Fabian, Reece Miller as Orsino’s Attendant, Charlotte O’Leary as Olivia’s Woman, Thom Petty as Curio, Rhys Rusbatch as Sebastian, Joplin Sibtain as Sir Toby Belch, Tom Sowinski as Orsino’s Attendant, and David Whitworth as Valentine.
Director, Prasanna Puwanarajah said: “I’m delighted and honoured to be back in the RSC rehearsal rooms working on this beautiful play with such a terrific company of performers and creative collaborators; some are new to the RSC and some are veterans of the company, some are long-term collaborators of mine and some are exciting and wonderful new creative partnerships. They are a kind, creative, bold and soulful group of artists, and I’m so grateful to Casting Director Matthew Dewsbury, the whole of the RSC Casting Department and to Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey for their work in putting together this stunning ensemble.”
Joining director Prasanna Puwanarajah in the creative team are set and costume designer James Cotterill, lighting designer Zoe Spurr, composer Matt Maltese, sound designer George Dennis, movement director Polly Bennett, and casting director Matthew Dewsbury CDG.