Twelfth Night

This past week I went to see the second play I have tickets for for Bard on the Beach: Twelfth Night. When I read it earlier this year, I found it funny and loved the wit between some of the minor characters, but I didn't think much else about it and put it back on the shelf when I was finished. Seeing the play brought the text alive because of how well they pulled off the comedy. The play is set in the 1920's with an old Hollywood feel - the costumes for this one were amazing. The entire show was bright and lively, but the performances of Ryan Beil as Sir Andrew Augecheek and Andrew Wheeler as Malvolio stole the night. I don't have time to say much else, but it was better than Lear, and that's saying a lot.