TWELFTH NIGHT West End in Schools.

SECTION 1 Olivia and Orsino

The Two Houses Lady Olivia! Sigh. I know his soul is in heaven. Duke Orsino! Sigh If music be the food of love play on.

Orsino If music be the food of love, play on!Give me excess of it, Oh, it came over my ear like the sweet sound, That breathes on a bank of violets. 'Tis not so sweet now as it was before.O spirit of love, how quick and fresh you are!

SECTION 2 FREEZE FRAMES.

FREEZE FRAME 1. REPORTER 1 Bereft at the loss of her brother at sea. Viola is washed up on the shore. Viola O, my poor brother! REPORTER 2 She meets the Captain of the ship, who tells she is in Illyria where Duke Orsino rules. Captain A noble duke, in nature as in name.

FREEZE FRAME 2. Reporter 1 Viola seeks employment with Orsino but knows he will not employ a woman. ViolaI Cesario will serve this duke. Reporter 2She disguises herself as a young man to be known as Cessario. Viola Conceal me what I am.

FREEZE FRAME 3. REPORTER 1 Viola, dressed as Cessario, starts to work for Orsino and quickly becomes his favourite servant. ValentineHe hath known you but three days, and already you are no stranger. REPORTER 2But Viola, begins to fall in love with Orsino, her master. ViolaMyself would be his wife

FREEZE FRAME 4. REPORTER 1Across town Olivia, mourns her brother and won’t speak to anyone except those in her household. Olivia Give me my veil. Come, throw it over my face. REPORTER 2She refuses to accept Orsino’s advances. OLIVIATell him he shall not speak with me.

FREEZE FRAME 5. REPORTER 1Cessario is sent to woo Olivia on Orsino’s behalf. ORSINO Unfold the passion of my love REPORTER 2Not interested in Orsino, Lady Olivia starts to fall in love with the young page Cessario OliviaI know not what and fear to find a great a flatterer for my mind.

Section 3 The Party

1. SIR TOBY BELCH 2.SIR ANDREW3. MARIA

ENTER SIR TOBY BELCH SIR TOBY Sir Toby Belch! I say a stoup of wine ENTER SIR ANDREW SIR ANDREWSir Andrew! Faith consists of eating and drinking! ENTER MARIA MARIAMARIA, OLIVIA’S MAID What a racket you keep here! EVERYONE LAUGH!

SIR TOBYShall we make the dance? SIR ANDREWShall we wake the night owl? ALLLET’S DANCE! HOORAY!!! MALVOLIOMy masters, are you mad? My masters, are you mad? MALVOLIOHave you no wit? No wit? No manners? No manners! No honesty? She shall know of it, by this hand.

ALLGo shake your ears! EXIT MALVOLIO’S. SIR ANDREWWhat will you do? MARIAI can write very like my lady! SIR TOBY Excellent! I smell a plan. MARIA I will write a love letter to Malvolio from Olivia! ALLHOORAY!

SECTION 4 Malvolio

MALVOLIO1. IN MY STARS I AM ABOVE THEE; 2. BUT BE NOT AFRAID OF GREATNESS: 3. SOME ARE BORN GREAT, 4.SOME ACHIEVE GREATNESS, 5. AND SOME HAVE GREATNESS THRUST UPON THEM. 6. THY FATES OPEN THEIR HANDS; 7. LET THY BLOOD AND SPIRIT EMBRACE THEM; 8.CAST THY HUMBLE SLOUGH AND APPEAR FRESH.

MALVOLIO9.BE OPPOSITE WITH A KINSMAN, 10.SURLY WITH SERVANTS; 11. LET THY TONGUE TANG ARGUMENTS OF STATE; 12. PUT THYSELF INTO THE TRICK OF SINGULARITY: 13. SHE THUS ADVISES THEE THAT SIGHS FOR THEE. 14. REMEMBER WHO COMMENDED THY YELLOW STOCKINGS, 15.AND WISHED TO SEE THEE EVER CROSS-GARTERED: 16.I SAY, REMEMBER. YOU CANNOT CHOOSE BUT KNOW WHO I AM. 17. IF YOU ENTERTAIN MY LOVE, LET IT APPEAR IN THY SMILING;

MALVOLIO18. THY SMILES BECOME THEE WELL; 19.THEREFORE IN MY PRESENCE STILL SMILE, 20.JOVE, I THANK THEE: I WILL SMILE; 21. I WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT THOU WILT HAVE ME. 22.LADY OLIVIA LOVES ME! YIPEEEEE! MALVOLIO EXITS EVERYBODY FALLS ABOUT LAUGHING. MOVE INTO NEW POSITIONS ON THE TRIANGLE.

EVERYONE FALLS ABOUT LAUGHING. MARIA23. LADY OLIVIA! MALVOLIO IS MAD OLIVIA 24. WHAT’S THE MATTER? DOES HE RAVE? MARIA25. NO MADAM, HE DOES NOTHING BUT SMILE. 26. HERE HE COMES NOW! 27.IN BRIGHT YELLOW STOCKINGS WITH CROSS GARTER! ENTER MALVOLIO MALVOLIO 28. SWEET LADY, HO, HO HO! 29. SOME ARE BORN GREAT! 30. SOME ACHIEVE GREATNESS! 31. AND SOME HAVE GREATNESS THRUST UPON THEM. OLIVIA32. HEAVEN RESTORE THEE! 33. TAKE HIM AWAY! Guards lead Malvolio away. Olivia exits. Everyone falls about laughing.

SECTION 5 5 scenes in 1

1. MALVOLIO AND VIOLA

MALVOLIOWere not you even now with the Countess Olivia? VIOLAOn a moderate pace, sir, I have since arrived but hither. MALVOLIOShe returns this ring to you, sir. You might have saved me my pains to have taken it away yourself. VIOLAShe took the ring of me. I’ll none of it. MALVOLIOCome, sir, you peevishly threw it to her. And her will is it should be so returned. MALVOLIO’S EXIT VIOLAI left no ring with her. What means this lady? Fortune forbid my outside have not charmed her!

2. SIR TOBY & SIR ANDREW

SIR ANDREWNo, faith, I’ll not stay a jot longer. SIR TOBY BELCHYour reason, dear venom, give your reason. SIR ANDREWMarry, I saw your niece do more favors to the Count’s serving man than she ever did for me. SIR TOBY BELCHShe did show favor to the youth in your sight only to make you jealous. To put fire in your heart and brimstone in your liver. SIR ANDREWWhatever I do, it must be with courage. SIR TOBY BELCHChallenge the count’s youth to fight with you. Hurt him in eleven places. SIR ANDREW Will you bear me a challenge to him? SIR TOBY BELCHGo, write it in a martial hand. Be curst and brief.

3. VIOLA, SIR TOBY & SIR ANDREW

SIR TOBYWhy, man, he’s a very devil. I have not seen such hellcat! SIR ANDREWPox on it! I’ll not meddle with him. SIR TOBY There’s no remedy, sir. He will fight with you for his oaths sake. VIOLAPray God defend me! A little thing would make me tell them how much I lack of a man. SIR TOBY Come, Sir Andrew, there’s no remedy. SIR ANDREWPray God, he keep his oath! VIOLAI do assure you, it’s against my will.

4. SIR ANDREW, SEBASTIAN & OLIVIA.

SIR ANDREWNow, sir, have I met you again? There’s for you. SEBASTIANWhy, there’s for thee, and there, and there. Are all the people mad? SIR ANREWI’ll have an action of battery against him if there be any law in Illyria Though I struck him first, yet it’s no matter for that. SEBASTIAN Let go of thy hand. SIR ANDREWCome, sir, I will not let you go. Come, my young soldier, put up your iron. You are well fleshed. Come on. SEBASTIANIf thou darest tempt me further, draw thy sword. SIR ANDREWI must have an ounce or two of this blood from you. OLIVIAHold! On thy life I charge thee, hold!

5.SEBASTIAN & OLIVIA

SEBASTIANThis is the air, that is the glorious sun. This pearl she gave me, I do feel it and see it, It is not madness. OLIVIABlame not this haste of mine. Now go with me and with this holy man into the chapel by. SEBASTIANI’ll follow this good man, and go with you; And, having sworn truth, ever will be true. OLIVIAThen lead the way, good father; and heavens so shine That they may fairly note this act of mine.

SECTION 6

FesteMalvolio the Lunatic! ALLMalvolio the Lunatic! MalvolioDo not think I am mad! ALLDo not think I am mad! FestePeace in this prison! ALLPeace in this prison! MalvolioThey have laid me here in hideous darkness! ALLThey have laid me here in hideous darkness! FesteThou Art MAD! MalvolioI am not mad, Sir Topas ALLI am not mad, Sir Topas FesteFie Thou Dishonest Saturn! MalvolioThere was never man so abused. ALLThere was never man so abused. Feste exits laughing! MalvolioNOOOOOOOOO!

SECTION 7

SEBASTIANWhat kin are you to me? VIOLAWhat countryman? SEBASTIANWhat name? VIOLAWhat parentage? SEBASTIANViola? VIOLASebastian? SEBASTIANViola! VIOLASebastian! ORSINOOne face! One voice! One habit! Two persons!

If this be so, as yet the glass seems true, I shall have share in this most happy wrack. Boy, thou hast said to me a thousand times Thou never should love woman like to me. Give me thy hand, And let me see thee in thy woman’s weeds.

I’LL BE REVENGED ON THE WHOLE PACK OF YOU!

CONGRATULATIONS! CLAP & CHEER