Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

“If music be the food of love, play on.”

Variously melancholic, hilarious, joyous and farcical, Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare’s finest comedies playing with love, gender and power. In Illyria the Countess Olivia, a woman with her own household, attracts Duke Orsino. Two other would-be suitors are her pretentious steward, Malvolio, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek - promoted by Olivia’s relative Sir Toby Belch.

Onto this scene arrive the twins Viola and Sebastian; thrown ashore by a shipwreck, each thinking the other has drowned. For her safety, Viola disguises herself as a male page and enters Orsino’s service. Orsino sends her as his envoy to Olivia - only to have Olivia fall in love with the messenger. The play complicates, then wonderfully untangles, these relationships.


Accessibility

Stalls:

Lewes Little Theatre is committed to making your theatre experience as accessible as possible with the following features in our small but perfectly formed theatre,

• There are limited number of Wheelchair spaces or *Transfer seats available in the Stalls for every performance.
• Access seats need to be booked directly with the theatre box office, as the box office team knows the layout and facilities and can book the best seats for you.
• Lewes Little Theatre operates a free scheme for those who need an Essential Companion to be with them at a show to assist them. Essential Companion tickets can be booked by calling the box office on 01273 474826.

The theatre would be extremely grateful if audience members with additional needs arrive in plenty of time for each performance, as the auditorium’s configuration means late comers cannot always be adequately accommodated.

*Audience members are expected to transfer to a seat without assistance from the theatre’s volunteers, either by themselves or with assistance from their companion. 

Gallery:

Our gallery provides seating for 59 people with the following features: -

• Access to the gallery is by a main stairway and a series of steps in the space itself. It therefore may not be the best option for those with any condition which may make access/egress from the area difficult, especially in the event of an emergency evacuation.
• If an audience member would have difficulty in climbing or descending the stairs in an emergency, we would politely ask them to book seats in the Stalls.
• Seat bookings in the Gallery are accepted on this basis and that audience members have assessed their own accessibility to this area of the theatre.

A safety rail is in place in the Gallery and your view may be slightly restricted as a result.

Please direct queries about access to [email protected]