Tag Archives: Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night ramblin’

In Trevor Nunn’s 1996 “Twelfth Night,” possibly the best, or at least among the top, film adaptations of this comedy, Toby Stephens plays Orsino as a languid, distant melancholic. So it took me a number of double-takes to recognize the same actor — now fiery red-headed, apparently his natural coloring — 20 years later, asContinue reading “Twelfth Night ramblin’”

IF presents Twelfth Night, Oct 2

And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges! On Wednesday, Oct 2, Improbable Fictions will present Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the first staged reading we performed back in 2010. An excellent way to start out our ELEVENTH season! The details: Wednesday, Oct 2, 7:30-9:00 pm in Room 30 of ten Hoor Hall, UA’s CampusContinue reading “IF presents Twelfth Night, Oct 2”

Lucky Number Seven

It’s hard to believe the life that Improbable Fictions has had thus far: twenty five separate staged readings since 2010, covering Shakespeare, Aeschylus, Euripides, Elizabeth Cary, and Terry Pratchett, readings that have drawn on actors and audience members from the University of Alabama and the community of Tuscaloosa. It’s my pleasure today to announce aContinue reading “Lucky Number Seven”

Fall Shakes Events, 2014

There’s an abundance of Shakespeare in Tuscaloosa this fall! Here are some of the offerings. Workshops: This fall, Improbable Fictions will be hosting a series of one-hour workshops on Shakespeare in performance. Our first event will be this coming Thursday, September 11th at 7:30, when Mark Hughes Cobb will lead a workshop entitled “Rude Shakespeare:Continue reading “Fall Shakes Events, 2014”

The first reading: Twelfth Night

On March 25th, 2010, we held our first staged reading: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.  You’ll find the cast list and program notes below.  We should have offered special thanks to Lady Gaga, but we didn’t know that her music would save the show.  Laughter was scarce for the first two acts: a death knell for thisContinue reading “The first reading: Twelfth Night”