The audience enjoying the performance. A previously unpublished image.

Rock Musical versions of Shakespeare's plays have often come unstuck in the past; loud music and indiscernible plot have resulted in a nothing more than a scramble. But Gloria Parkinson and John Oddie's adaptation of "Twelfth Night," called "You Will", avoids many of the pitfalls, and is very successful in capturing the mood of situation comedy and confusion which forms the basis of this well-loved play.

It is a lighthearted entertainment in which the balance between rock music and drama is well maintained, and if at times the very exuberance of the performances becomes a bit bewildering, it is an enjoyable experience. TheatreMobile has taken Shakespeare's basic plot and adapted it to its own range of skills and limitations. Sebastian, who after all has very little to do in the play apart from appearing at the end to unravel the tangles of love, becomes a life-size rag doll. Feste the fool, played by John Markham, has a finger in every pie to the consternation of characters and audience alike. Played with Puckish devilment, John Markham's performance is filled with fun and laughter. Acrobatics, tricks and the inevitable custard pie all form part of his repertoire. To the music of 'Tobias Wolfe," John Oddie on the organ, Brian Rawson base guitar, and Paul Fieldhouse on the drums, characters stage pursuits and fights, they dance, sing and tumble in fairground abandon.