TWELFTH NIGHT
ACT and Seattle Shakespeare present TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare from June 7 to 22, 2025. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, films and music to enhance your experience of the show.
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Twelfth Night
The script of TWELFTH NIGHT, for your reading pleasure.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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The Arab Shakespeare Trilogy
Al-Bassum's trilogy includes The Speaker's Progress, which uses TWELFTH NIGHT as a starting point to understand Middle Eastern politics and events leading to the Arab Spring protests of the 2010s.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Appearance Versus Reality In Twelfth Night
Episode 7 of the Great Courses streaming video series "How To Read And Understand Shakespeare" focuses on key themes of TWELFTH NIGHT and many other Shakespearean plays such as role reversal, identity crises and more.
Format: Streaming Video
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Arden High
First in a series, this charming teen graphic novel adaptation of TWELFTH NIGHT reimagines Violet and Sebastian as teenage twins who are starting their first year of high school at two different schools.
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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Twelfth Knight
Shakespeare enters the 21st century in this teen novel adaption of TWELFTH NIGHT, much of which takes place in a MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) where high schooler Viola Reyes plays a male character named Cesario.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Kenneth Branagh's Twelfth Night
Adapted from Kenneth Branagh's production for the Renaissance Theatre Company, this 1988 videotaped production of TWELFTH NIGHT stars Frances Barber as Viola and is set in Victorian London at Christmastime.
Format: Streaming Video
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Once Smitten, Twice Shy
Part of LIese's Wilmot Sisters series, this sweet romance novel draws inspiration from TWELFTH NIGHT, as the Viola-like character of Juliet Wilmot helps awkward Will Orsino learn how to romance a future wife.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Marriage & Masti
The final novel in Sharma's If Shakespeare Was an Auntie trilogy, Marriage & Masti incorporates elements from TWELFTH NIGHT and Indian culture in a delightful romantic comedy in which misunderstandings might just lead to true love.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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She's the Man
Amanda Bynes stars as Viola Hastings and Channing Tatum as Duke Orsino in this 2006 teen romcom reimagining of TWELFTH NIGHT.
Format: Streaming Video
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Twelfth Night
Tony Award winner Taub composed the score for this 2018 Public Works production of TWELFTH NIGHT, which draws on multiple musical traditions, including New Orleans jazz, funk, R&B, music hall, and disco.
Format: Music CD
Availability: Available