 In 1955 Olivier and Leigh were invited to play leading roles in three plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre , Stratford . They began with Twelfth Night , directed by Gielgud , with Olivier as Malvolio and Leigh as Viola . Rehearsals were difficult , with Olivier determined to play his conception of the role despite the director 's view that it was vulgar . Gielgud later commented : 
 In 1955 Olivier and Leigh <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> invited to play leading roles in three plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre , Stratford . They began with Twelfth Night , directed by Gielgud , with Olivier as Malvolio and Leigh as Viola . Rehearsals <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> difficult , with Olivier determined to play his conception of the role despite the director <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>view that it was vulgar . Gielgud later commented : 
In 1955 Olivier and Leigh was invited to play leading roles in three plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre , Stratford . They began w Twelfth Night , directed by Gielgud , with Olivier as Malvolio and Leigh as Viola . Rehearsals was difficult , with Olivier determined to play his conception of da role despite the director  view that it was vulgar . Gielgud later commented :