Twelfth Night is a 1986 Australian film based on the play directed by Neil Armfield and starring Gillian Jones, Ivar Kants, and Peter Cummins.
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Cast
Gillian Jones as Viola and Sebastian
Ivar Kants as Orsino
Jacquy Phillips as Countess Olivia
Peter Cummins as Malvolio
Kerry Walker as Feste
Geoffrey Rush as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
John Wood as Sir Toby Belch
Tracy Harvey as Maria
Russell Kiefel as Sea Captain
Tyler Coppin as Party Guest
Nikki Coghill as Party Guest
Alan David Lee as Messenger
Production
Neil Armfield had directed a stage production for the Lighthouse Company, the State Theatre of South Australia. Several of the cast from that production reprised their roles, including Jacquy Phillips, Peter Cummins, John Wood and Geoffrey Rush; Ivar Kants and Tracey Harvey were new additions. Shooting began at the Balmain Bijou Theatre on 5 August 1985.