Details

Written around 1600 and set in two contrasting communities; city and forest. Rosalind and Celia have been banished from Court. In fear of their lives, they disguise themselves and seek sanctuary in the Forest of Arden. Amongst the magical and ancient boughs, Rosalind discovers her exiled father, uncovers various truths about herself and others...and falls helplessly in love. But in this earthly paradise nothing is quite what it seems: men do not always act like men, and women can be anything at all...Uplifting, awe-inspiring and immense fun, Shakespeare's wondrous comedy is a joyous celebration of the liberating power of love and the redeeming spirit of nature. Circus Meets Shakespeare. The play unfolds in Britain's finest ornamental garden and concludes extravagantly with a triple wedding where the audience and company are encouraged to come together in a boisterous, acrobatic, musical celebration indulging in food and drink from the finest local suppliers, including Leiths, Sipsmiths, Pol Roger, Fever tree & Windsor and Eton Brewery.

Cast/Performers

Anna Lukis (Rosalind), James Hardy (Oliver), Josie Beth Davies (Phebe), Jonah Russell (Corine), Lewis Goody (Orlando), Jack Bannell (Jacques), Luke Chadwick-Jones (Silivius), Mark Carlisle (Duke Senior / Duke Frederick), Molly Hanson (Celia), Oliver Grant (Touchstone), Owen Young (Adam / The Duke's Lord), Rose Riley (Amiens / Audrey)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Director: Sasha McMurray
Producer(s): Sara Langridge, Claire Hughes (associate producer)
Costume: Annina Pfuel
Musical Director: Bruno Major
Stage Manager(s): Rachel Darwood, Edward Beedham (deputy stage manager)
Choreographer: Thomas Michael Voss
Other: Maria Lopiano (company manager)