STEVEN ANDREW praises a beautifully written and enjoyable read
Gender-bending night a comic treat in Bristol
Twelfth Night
Bristol Old Vic
WITH gender politics rarely out of the news, this highly topical exploration of Shakespeare’s play is set in a hippy, psychedelic house party where revellers extend their stay when they find a copy of Twelfth Night and decide to perform it.
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