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A Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity on GREAT PERFORMANCES “Twelfth Night” – November 14 at 9 pm


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GREAT PERFORMANCES

“Twelfth Night”

Friday, November 14 at 9:00 pm

Enjoy this Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity from The Public Theater, captured at the reopened Delacorte Theater in New York’s Central Park, starring Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Junior Nyong'o and John Ellison Conlee act out a boxing scene in GREAT PERFORMANCES "Twelfth Night".
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Junior Nyong’o and John Ellison Conlee in GREAT PERFORMANCES “Twelfth Night”. Credit: Joseph Sinnott

This comedy tells the romantic misadventures of twins Sebastian and Viola after they survive a shipwreck, including revenge plots and tricks of love. Recorded this summer at the newly renovated Delacorte Theater in Central Park, the production is directed by Tony Award nominee Saheem Ali. The show follows previous Free Shakespeare in the Park productions broadcast on Great Performances including Hamlet, Richard III, Merry Wives, and Much Ado About Nothing. “Presenting the works of Shakespeare on Great Performances is a tradition that began over 50 years ago,” said Great Performances executive producer David Horn. “We are pleased to help bring the Public’s diverse and contemporary productions to a national audience also for free.”