Shakespeare Globe

As You Like It

by William Shakespeare

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***** 'As You Like It is so charming, so beautifully done... The actors are plainly loving it and there is just the right dose of cheeky modernity... Thea Sharrock sent the audience into the London night abuzz with her vivid, funny, accessible show. It was all immensely cheering' Daily Mail

**** 'Thea Sharrock's production is almost continuously enchanting. On a summer's night by the Thames, it is irresistible... There's a constant feeling of wit, mischief and strong sexual attraction... Every role comes to life in a production that combines great gales of audience laughter with magical moments of emotional depth' Daily Telegraph "(pdf)

**** 'Thea Sharrock serves it up exactly as I like it: a production of such sweet humour and wit that you find yourself surrendering to it just as Rosalind allows herself to surrender to love... Naomi Frederick's superb Rosalind is a woman of wit and intelligence... Laskey's Orlando is equally bewitched, bothered and bewildered, and the playfulness between the two is a pleasure' The Guardian

**** 'Beautiful and spirited version of Shakespeare's jaunty romantic comedy: a youthful and sexy cast, amazing fight sequences, sublime music and a tremendous sense of fun... Jack Laskey makes for a charismatic, pop star-like Orlando... McMullan is on typically, charmingly distractingly brilliant form' Sunday Telegraph

**** 'Thea Sharrock's exceptionally witty and touching Globe production... Naomi Frederick is vulnerable, feisty and utterly charming: it's a pleasure to watch her with Laura Rogers's Celia' Time Out

**** 'Sublime comic performances... This production's charms prove impossible to resist' Metro

'I have never before seen a production belong as naturally to the Globe's space... The greatest crowd-pleaser is Dominic Rowan's Touchstone... Tim McMullan's stunning Jaques steals the show' Observer

'This is an As You Like It bursting with youth and vigour... Dominic Rowan brings a deliciously weird touch to Touchstone. His foil is a magnificently lugubrious Jaques, played by Tim McMullan' The Independent

'A witty, lucid and likeable reading of one of Shakespeare’s most amiable plays... Naomi Frederick is a twinkly, endearing Rosalind' The Times

'Naomi Frederick is a triumph yet Laura Rogers is more than her equal... Touchstone and Jaques are made fresh and appealing by Dominic Rowan and Tim McMullan' Evening Standard

Rosalind, the daughter of a banished duke, falls in love with Orlando at a wrestling match. Her usurping uncle, jealous of her popularity banishes her from court. Disguised as a boy she leaves with her cousin Celia and the jester Touchstone, to seek out her father in the Forest of Arden. Here she meets Orlando again and, under the guise of a young man, counsels him in the art of love and wooing.

A firm favourite among Shakespeare’s comedies, and including some of his bestloved characters, As You Like It runs the glorious gamut of pastoral romance: cross-dressing and love-notes; poetry and brilliant conversation; gentle satire, slapstick and passion.

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