Twelfth Night | A Play Script for Young Performers

This is a play script for William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, which has been rewritten for students from third grade to seventh grade. The script now also comes with a PDF teacher presentation to help you introduce the play and the characters to your students.

William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night tells the story of Viola, shipwrecked in Illyria and separated from her twin brother, Sebastian. Disguised as a boy named “Cesario,” Viola serves Duke Orsino - who loves Lady Olivia. But Olivia falls for Cesario, Cesario secretly loves Orsino, and a hilarious prank tricks the proud steward Malvolio into wearing yellow stockings and smiling at everything! In the end, the twins are reunited, true love is revealed, and everyone (well… almost everyone) is happy.

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The play script is a mix of modern English with some of the famous lines from the real play mixed in as well. I hope you enjoy it – good luck!

There are 20 speaking roles with parts for up to 30 students; the language is a mix of Shakespearean and more modern English. Ideal for theatre performances or plays, reading activities or guided reading sessions.

Also ideal for older students who need to know the story better without getting wrapped up in the difficult language - Shakespeare is easy to understand if you understand the story!

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