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.

Cast/Performers

Mariah Gale (Celia), Katy Stephens (Rosalind), Jonjo O'Neill (Orlando), Forbes Masson (Jacques), Geoffrey Freshwater, Sandy Neilson, James Tucker, Richard Katz (Touchstone), Clarence Smith, Peter Shorey, David Carr, Dyfan Dwyfor, Christine Entwisle, James Howard, Ansu Kabia, Debbie Korley, Dharmesh Patel, Peter Peverley, Sophie Russell, James Traherne

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director(s): Michael Boyd, Struan Leslie (movement), Terry King (fight)
Design: Tom Piper
Lighting: Wolfgang Goebbel
Music: John Woolf