Thought to be written in 1601, Shakespeare's comedy "The Twelfth Night" was first published in 1623 in the First Folio. Scattered stage and court performances are recorded Between the play being written and published. In 1661, Pepys saw the play performed at Lincoln's Inn Fields.
The show was revived in 1741 and performed at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. A shortly successful musical version of the play was written in 1820. From 1846 to the end of the century, The twelfth night was performed at many theatres in London and eventually made it's debut in New York.
Performances pop up all through the 20th Century, ending with a film version directed by Trevor Nunn in 1996.
"Twelfth Night" A Dictionary of Shakespeare. Stanley Wells. Oxford University Press, 1998. Oxford Reference Online.
Oxford University Press. Central Washington University. 10 March 2011
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