Two years into a pandemic, there’s probably no better time for a full-on party – a riotous, romantic comedy full of music, mistaken identity, separated and reunited twins, a bevy of clowns, and a love triangle that may be more of a quadrangle. .
Perhaps Shakespeare's most playful and musical comedy, Twelfth Night is ripe for modern adaptation, though it has not been as often put to film as some other Shakespeare. And with its themes of attraction, hedonism, deception, and gender fluidity, what's not to like?