This production described as a musical adaptation of the Shakespeare work was good fun but not a lot more than that for me. It marked the opening of Kwame Kwei Armah's time at the Young Vic and achieved a high degree of audience engagement. They unlikely tale of mistaken identities and disguise was conveyed more clearly than any summary would manage. The acting was great with Gerard Carey somewhat stealing the show as the conceited Malvolio.
My hesitation, as with the National's Tempest, is to know what lines came from Shakespeare and which were invented for this adaptation.
All in all, a good evening out but not really compulsory viewing.
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