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A couple days ago I had the pleasure of seeing the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in The Park production of Twelfth Night.  It was fantastic.  I mean that.  I will admit that I am a sucker for Shakespeare like I am a sucker for sushi.  Whether it is the omakase meal at a sushi bar a block away from the Tokyo fish market or a prepackaged ’sushi delux’ from the grocery store, a little soy sauce, lots of wasabi and I will be in Heaven.  Same goes for Shakespeare.  I love his command of the English language, his wordplay and textual twists, his humor, etc.  So I will find enjoyment in a good performance as well as a stellar performance.  But this Shakespeare in The Park was really really great. 

In 2007 we saw a favorite Shakespeare group of mine, Propeller, perform Twelfth Night at the Old Vic in London.  A very good show definitely.  But this Public Theater production had even more fun with the play.  The supporting characters especially.  Sir Toby and Sir Andrew were both great physical comedians. They and the fool pretty much ran the show.  Feste, the Fool also sang several songs that were excellent and added another layer of enjoyment to the play (musical?).  Maria even grew on me.  Oh and the main characters were good too.  All in all a superb performance. 

The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park performance of Twelfth Night runs only until July 12 so hurry and get to Central Park before the birds wake up, wait in line for hours, get tickets, go home, nap, come back to the park and see the show.  It will be well worth the effort.  Or you could be lucky enough to have a friend that is so kind as to wait in line for you (thanks Lori!).