Word: illyria
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...given. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will decide by early April whether to block the deal on the grounds that it would substantially reduce competition in the Australian media market. Among the issues is whether the young Murdoch is acting alone through his private investment company, Illyria, or in part for News Corp., of which he remains a nonexecutive director. Having done the sums on Murdoch's estimated $1 billion equity contribution to the bid, business author Neil Chenoweth says, "For Lachlan to be doing what he's doing, family money has to be involved." Then again, Chenoweth concedes...
...emphasize the folly of lovers; and the glowing impersonation of Viola, the girl dressed as a boy who inspires love everywhere, by Seana McKenna. She is young enough for the role but experienced enough to seduce an audience as ably and innocently as her character seduces the nobles of Illyria...
Hilarious but at times tragic, “Twelfth Night” begins when fraternal twins Viola (Catherine P. Walleck ’06) and Sebastian (Daniel D. Castro ’06) are shipwrecked in Illyria, each believing the other is dead. The story follows Viola as she dons the guise of a boy and joins the court of Orsino (Fernando Berdion-Del Valle ’08), the local Duke with whom she falls in love. Unfortunately, Orsino is madly in love with Olivia (Anastasia Artemyev ’08), to whom he sends his new page...
...calls a “cheap gimmick.” Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the show is its setting: the outdoors will provide the audience with a much more personal show, so scenes flow together in a way that Fox hopes will reflect the mythical setting of Illyria. “Being outside really lets you confound some of the conventions,” wrote Fox, adding that “it puts the actors and the audience on more equal terms...
It’s a good thing too, since the story tells the highly improbable tale of twins Viola and Sebastian who both survive a shipwreck that lands them in mythical Illyria. Both assume, on the accounts of their rescuers, that the other has perished in the accident. Viola is introduced to the audience first and inexplicably decides to dress as a man and become the Duke’s employee...