Twelfth Night (1986 film)

Twelfth Night is a 1986 Australian film based on the play directed by Neil Armfield and starring Gillian Jones, Ivar Kants, and Peter Cummins.

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

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.