Bard in the Botanics, Glasgow
Shakespeareâs play on the unreliability of appearances works well in the wings of a theatre, but this 90-minute streamlining perhaps cuts too much
Merry confusion ⦠Jennifer Dick as Count Orsino in Twelfth Night. Photograph: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Merry confusion ⦠Jennifer Dick as Count Orsino in Twelfth Night. Photograph: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Sun 11 Jul 2021 19.01 EDT
You can see why director Gordon Barr chose to set Twelfth Night in the wings of a theatre. Heather Grace Currieâs design â all ropes, dressing-room lights and velvet curtains â places Shakespeareâs comedy in a world of pretence. All it takes is a new costume from the wardrobe, and your identity has changed.