Twelfth Nights - Comedy by William Shakespeare - Played by Children of Edmonton

Vikram acting as Antonio, A sea captain and friend of Sebastian.

Taste of Multicultural Cuisine

Today we attended "Twelfth Nights" comedy show written by Shakespeare at Vikram's school. Entire class of Vikram has participated in this play and each of the students performed really well. Co-ordination among such small kids attracted and impressed everyone who attended the show. It seems, their teacher is not only talented but also the most dedicated person in their school. After the show, everyone could taste Multicultural Cuisine prepared and brought by people hailing from diverse cultures.

The story of Twelfth Nights is ....
Viola and her brother, Sebastian, are twins–born about an hour apart–who survive a shipwreck. When they cannot find each other, each thinks the other may be dead. Then they go their separate ways, establishing two story lines that undergird plot surprises later involving mistaken identities.

Viola complicates the plot after she disguises herself as a young man, calling herself Cesario, and obtains employment as a page with Duke Orsino. When she acts as a go-between to help the duke woo Olivia, Viola begins to fall in love with the duke while Olivia begins to fall in love with Viola, thinking “him” a handsome young fellow. Thus, the play takes on the characteristics of a modern situation comedy.

To add to the farce Viola's (Cesario) identical twin, Sebastian arrives on the scene. Living in Olivia’s household is her uncle, Sir Toby Belch, a merry character. The steward of the household is the conceited Malvolio.

The plot illustrates jealousy, mistaken Identity, cross-dressing and features fights and duels. In the end Sebastian and Olivia fall in love and marry. Orsino realises that it is Viola that he loves and she agrees to marry him. Sir Toby Belch and Maria also decide to marry! Twelfth Night ends and everyone, except Malvolio, is happy and Shakespeare speaks of the madness of love.

Characters in Twelfth Night
Duke Orsino
Olivia
Maria
Sebastian

Antonio
Viola
Valentine
Sir Toby Belch
Cesario
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Curio
Malvolio
Feste
Fabian