#Malvolia

[shakespearenews]

[itsawritblr]

Shakespeare Saturday: Twelfth Night.

Taking a break from writing, I'm rewatching some of my favorite Shakespeare adaptations.

Twelfth Night, National Theatre, 2017. One of the few times I think changing the character's sex has worked well: Malvolio is Malvolia and Feste is female. Tim McMullan is brilliant as Sir Toby Belch.

Tamara Lawrance as Viola disguised as Cesario.

[lenbryant]

(UPDATE) Oops. Spoke too soon. Here it is on YouTube instead of the heinous Twitter-verse.

Sorry for the Twitter link. I detest what Twitter has become these days, but it is the only place I could find this video. National Theatre's production of Twelfth Night was actually the first time I'd really enjoyed that comedy. It's one of Shakespeare's greats, but I'd never really warmed up to it. The National posted it for free on their website during the early days of the pandemic. Their production won me over. Perhaps Twelfth Night is production-dependent and needs a really great execution in order for it to really work? Still, I think the play's ultimate treatment of Malvolio/a is kind of awful. Sure, the character needs some kind of punishment or comeuppance, but it feels like they always go too far with it. Unrequited love, after all. We've all been there. Right?

[porciaenjoyer]

anywayy the hamlet production i saw was quite good.. it made me sad about my woman ophelia but that is to be expected 🙁.. it felt a bit disjointed at times because there was kind of a weird juxtaposition between this academic library setting & formalwear and then like. unquestionably modern elements (some of the costumes, airpods (?), techno music and dancing which i liked actually it was fun). but i think it worked in some parts.. in any case i am going to see it again with my family this summer..

[false-guinevere]

Just thinking about NT Live’s Malvolia again

[iamstandingwater]

2017 national theatre twelfth night really has it all. Lesbian Malvolia. Sir Andrew in a pink suit and hot pink socks. Sebastian and Antonio kiss. Orsino throwing a shitty birthday party and wearing a 'Big 40' badge in one of the scenes. Sir Andrew's delivery of 'I was adored once'. The Elephant is a drag bar meaning Antonio invited Sebastian to a drag bar as a safe rendezvous spot in Illyria. Sir Andrew calling the drag queen 'miss'. Female Feste. Sir Andrew trying to slow dance with Sir Toby as feste sings. Both Orsino and Olivia get gaykissed. There is a lesbian malvolia. Truly the production ever.

[thenntrewrite]

This is Part II of my list of NNT OCs for the rewrite:

Uther Pendragon: The father of Arthur and the husband of Igraine. He took a liking to Merlin around the time Arthur was born and had her appointed as his personal royal court mage. He also went along with the idea of giving up Arthur as a newborn to Sir Ector if it meant he’d prosper and would be safe. Uther was the King of Camelot until he became unfit when Arthur was sixteen. Since he was the current wielder of Excalibur, out of paranoia of being overthrown, he takes the sword and shoves it into the stone with all of his might, deeming that whoever pulls it out can be the new king (It was also a test for Arthur, who he knew to be old enough). Miraculously, when the sword was out of his possession, he became better. But a promise is a promise. He couldn’t be more proud of his own flesh and blood becoming the new king.

Guinevere Cameliard: The princess of Cameliard, and the daughter of Leodegrance. She's in an arranged marriage with Arthur Pendragon, and a student of magic. She's one of the first students of Aleron, who reluctantly takes the princess in after a few pushes from Arthur and Igraine. 

Leodegrance Cameliard: The father of Guinevere and the King of Cameliard. He's the best friend of Uther Pendragon, and one of his closest allies. He's taken a shine to Arthur and was the one to propose the arranged marriage. 

Ector: Arthur's adoptive father and Kay's biological one. Merlin gave the newborn to Ector, who took him in, not knowing that he was the prince of Camelot, and raised him as his own. He was the boy's personal trainer in swordsmanship. He was also Camelot's commander.

Vlasta: A demon that deflected from the Holy War centuries ago. Once a fierce-some warrior on the battlefield and a remarkable blacksmith, she sticks with Arne and they both decide to run a church and nunnery together. She's the head nun and one of Aleron's teachers. She and Arne eventually marry. Vlasta keeps an armory underneath the church and sharpens blades in her free time to keep herself from going rusty.

Arne: Often referred to as 'Father Arne', he's a demon that deflected from the Holy War and found comfort in a church who worshiped the Goddesses. On a whim, he decides to become a priest and speaks gospel about the Goddesses. He's one of Aleron's teachers, and enjoys drinking all the church's wine. Never drinks on the job, but after in the privacy of his home? It's all fair game.

Malvolia: Once a mage of the Kingdom of Tintagel and teacher of Aleron, after Gorlois died and Aleron abandoned the throne, she took over as ruler. Becoming powerful over time, she plots the downfall of everyone and anyone that was Gorlois' enemy. She considers Aleron an enemy of the nation as well.

Part I

[cluster-fandom]

My school put on twelfth night by Shakespeare and I looked up the base of the story going into it BUT I WAS ENTIRELY UNPREPARED FOR THE GAYNESS they had Malvolio be a woman, so Malvolia AND SHE WAS SO GAY FOR OLIVIA AND SEBASTIAN AND ANTONIO WERE SO AHHHH I WAS ROOTING SO HARD FOR THE GAY PEOPLE AND YET THEY DIDNT GET TOGETHER I WAS SO SAD like what do you MEAN SEBASTIAN GETS WITH THE COUNTESS AFTER KNOWING HER FOR MAYBE A DAY 😭😭😭 MALVOLIA DESERVED BETTER

I know this has probably been talked about a bazillion times but it’s my first time watching the play and I just had to talk about it

[prigorie]

intermission review of twelfth night as seen on the stage of the cluj-napoca natinal theatre

wonderfully queer (besides the original gender fuckery, malvolio is malvolia in this version and she's in love with olivia #lesbianrights)

i'm the number one fan of the all-pink decor

i'm also the number one fan of actors smoking on-stage

can't wait to see how the second half goes!

[tamsinsfanfictionrecs]

Fanfiction Recommendation 42: Let's make plans (Xmen Evolution)

Let's Make Plans - Malvolia - X-Men Evolution [Archive of Our Own]

A rather sweet story of Rogue and Gambit and their growing relationship

[lungthief]

act i vs. act v :) tonight was my last night as malvolia after a 4 week run! definitely one of the most fun & challenging roles i’ve had so far 🦵🦵🦵

[lands-of-fantasy]

Cinderella (2021)

Camila Cabello as Cinderella Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Robert Idina Menzel as Vivian, the stepmother Maddie Baillio as Malvolia Charlotte Spencer as Narissa Pierce Brosnan as King Rowan Minnie Driver as Queen Beatrice Billy Porter as Fab G

[loremanart]

Malvolia Di Fumoso, really the jury is out on this one, she an alien, a demon? Whatever she is, Malvolia is both deadly and ambitious in seeking her goals.

Links: LinkTree, Twitter, Moon Rabbit

[sillyratbug]

Malvolia

A character I created recently. Might post some sketches and concept pieces of her.

[nonbinary-sticks-the-badger]

technically i do have access to a national theatre+ account because my high school drama teacher gave us his login to watch the play we were studying. but im also technically not his student anymore and im pretty sure theres watch history so i dont wanna get in trouble.

also lanolin as malvolio (or malvolia if we're going with this production)