塞巴斯蒂安和维奥拉（塔马拉·劳伦斯 Tamara Lawrance 饰）是情同手足的双胞胎兄妹，彼此之间感情非常的亲密。在一场海难中，他们不幸成为了遇难者，幸存的维奥拉和哥哥失散了，她以为哥哥已经死亡，于是隐藏起悲痛，女扮男装化名西萨里奥，来到了奥西诺公爵（奥利弗·克里斯 Oliver Chris 饰）的门下请求庇护。
奥西诺公爵深爱着美丽的奥利维亚小姐（菲比·福克斯 Phoebe Fox 饰），他派出维奥拉前去向奥利维亚小姐求婚，哪知道奥利维亚小姐竟然爱上了维奥拉。更滑稽的是，维奥拉早已经将芳心暗许给了奥西诺公爵。就在三人的关系纠缠不清的这个节骨眼，塞巴斯蒂安以海盗的身份再度出现在了维奥拉的面前。

From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, hosts David Tennant and Catherine Tate are joined by Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Dame Helen Mirren, Meera Syal, David Suchet, Rufus Wainwright, Tim Minchin, Gregory Porter, Joseph Fiennes, English National Opera, The Royal Ballet and Akala for a very special evening.
Together they mark the life and work of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death. This unique event takes place in the presence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall and celebrates Shakespeare's extraordinary legacy and his enduring influence on all performance art forms - from opera to jazz, dance to musicals.

2011年在伦敦西区的Wyndham剧院，由第10任神秘博士的大卫·田纳特（David Tennant），和他在《神秘博士》中的女伴Donna Noble的扮演者、英国电视喜剧演员凯瑟琳·塔特（Catherine Tate）再次合作，奉献莎士比亚的经典喜剧。黄金组合碰撞， 火花四溅。
虽然大卫·田纳特（David Tennant）和凯瑟琳·塔特（Catherine Tate）在影视剧中的角色被观众所熟知，但二人都曾多次在英国皇家莎士比亚剧团（Royal Shakespeare Company），英国国家剧院（National Theatre），伦敦西区和英国各地舞台上有过登台演出话剧的经历。

Richard is King. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years.