Twelfth Night
1999
4th to 7th August
Directed by Terry Ram
I hate ingratitude more in a man
Than lying, vainness, babbling drunkenness
Or any taint of vice whose strong corruption
Inhabits our frail blood - Viola, Act III Sc 4
1999 was the first year in which we repeated a play. We returned to Twelfth Night, the play with which the Abbey Shakespeare Players opened their continuous run in 1987. By this time we were equipped to do full justice to the musical elements of the play, with new music composed by Richard Morris, a nine-piece live band and a professional opera singer, Linda Kitchen, to take the role of Feste.
Cast
| Jolly Robin Singer | Jane Morris |
| Orsino, Count of Illyria | Ian Wood |
| Valentine | William Long |
| Curio | Cecil Williams |
| First Officer | William Long |
| Second Officer | Mike Hall |
| Viola | Jane Coppola |
| Sebastian, twin brother of Viola | Martin Wigley |
| Sea Captain | Edward Long |
| Antonio | Henry Morris |
| Olivia | Georgina Ferry |
| Sir Toby Belch, cousin to the Countess | Richard Morris |
| Maria, waiting woman to the Countess | Fiona Fulton |
| Malvolio, steward to the Countess | Matthew Bellwood |
| Feste, jester to the Countess | Linda Kitchen |
| Fabian, servant to Countess | Graham Ellis |
| Sir Andrew Aguecheek, friend to Sir Toby Belch | John Skevington |
| Priest | Clive Burgess |
| Lords, Handmaidens | Jennifer Carrick, Helena Clowes, Nick Knowland, Andrew Ward |
Crew
| Stage Direction | Terry Ram |
| Musical direction | Julian Cima |
| Lighting design | David Long |
| Chief electrician | Gideon Baker |
| Best Boy | Kimon Miltiadou |
| Costumes | Kitty Burrows |
| Properties and Wardrobe | Penny Bosworth, Vanora Clowes |
| Tree | Claire Smoothy |
| Poster | Fred Orton |
| Musical assistants | Gideon Baker, Karen Ruzicka |
| Fight assistant | Graham Ellis |
| Front of House | Jane Hall, Alison Chandler, Mal Hughes |
| Set | Robert Fitzmartin & Henry VIII |
Musicians
| Oboe | Edward Long |
| Clarinet | Karen Bowman |
| Horn | Sue Strzelecki |
| Violins | Jackie Cima, Gideon Baker |
| Cello | Sheena Harris |
| Percussion | Ann Christys, Sue Cima |
| Continuo | Julian Cima |
| Music composed by | Richard Morris |