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Macbeth and Twelfth Night – Spring Season at the Station
After a shipwreck separates her from her twin brother, Viola washes ashore in Illyria and disguises herself as a young man named ‘Cesario’. She enters the service of Duke Orsino, whom she promptly falls in love with. Orsino, however, is in love with the Countess Olivia and sends ‘Cesario’ to woo her on his behalf. This arrangement hilariously backfires when Olivia instantly falls for the disguised messenger, creating a complex love triangle. Meanwhile, Olivia’s household is plagued by mischievous servants who plot a cruel prank on the puritanical steward, Malvolio. The play is a joyful, fast-paced comedy filled with music, mistaken identity, gender confusion, and eventual, surprising happy endings.
Key Themes: Gender and Disguise; the Madness of Love; Social Order vs. Chaos; Appearance vs. Reality.
Age Suitability: Generally 12+, suitable for family viewing, though the themes of love and gender can be more fully appreciated by older audiences.
Macbeth: By the prickling of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.
Encouraged by a prophecy from three Witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, Lady Macbeth, the Scottish general Macbeth murders King Duncan to seize the throne. This initial act of treachery spirals into a bloody tyranny as the paranoid new king kills anyone he sees as a threat, including his friend Banquo. Driven by guilt and fear, the Macbeths descend into madness—Lady Macbeth through sleepwalking and hallucinatory visions, and Macbeth through an unstoppable rampage of slaughter. The play is a psychological thriller and tragedy that follows the disastrous consequences of unchecked ambitio
Key Themes: Gender and Disguise; the Madness of Love; Social Order vs. Chaos; Appearance vs. Reality.
Age Suitability: Generally 12+, suitable for family viewing, though the themes of love and gender can be more fully appreciated by older audiences.
Macbeth: By the prickling of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.
Encouraged by a prophecy from three Witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, Lady Macbeth, the Scottish general Macbeth murders King Duncan to seize the throne. This initial act of treachery spirals into a bloody tyranny as the paranoid new king kills anyone he sees as a threat, including his friend Banquo. Driven by guilt and fear, the Macbeths descend into madness—Lady Macbeth through sleepwalking and hallucinatory visions, and Macbeth through an unstoppable rampage of slaughter. The play is a psychological thriller and tragedy that follows the disastrous consequences of unchecked ambitio
Thu 12 Feb to Saturday 14 February
The Station, Silver Street, Bristol BS1 2AG
Thu 12 Feb 20267:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Fri 13 Feb 2026
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Sat 14 Feb 2026
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
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