‘I was adored once too.’

A woman survives a shipwreck and washes up on an unknown shore. Alone and bereaved of her twin brother, she embarks on a secret new life as a go-between for two people in the extremity of love and grief. Caught up in the ensuing love triangle she experiences the chaos and humanity of unexpected love; and she discovers that in Illyria, everyone is hiding something.

Prasanna Puwanarajah returns to the RSC to direct Shakespeare’s bittersweet winter masterpiece: a freewheeling miracle of farce, longing, love and life.

Creative Team

Director Prasanna Puwanarajah | Set & Costume Designer James Cotterill | Lighting Designer Zoe Spurr | Sound Designer George Dennis | Movement Director Polly Bennett | Casting Director Matthew Dewsbury CDG

Season Supporters: Backstage Trust, Miranda Curtis CMG