Details

Self-denial is in fashion at the court of Navarre where the young king and three of his courtiers solemnly forswear all pleasures in favour of serious study. But when the Princess of France and her entourage arrive, it isn't long before the all-male ?academe' have broken every one of their self-imposed rules. Shakespeare's boisterous send-up of all those who try to turn their back on life is a dazzling parade of every weapon in the youthful playwright's arsenal, from excruciating cross-purposes and impersonations to drunkenness and bust-ups. It's a banquet of language, groaning with puns, rhymes and grotesque coinages.

Cast/Performers

Gemma Arterton, Oona Chaplin, David Oakes, Trystan Gravelle, Michelle Terry, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, John Bett, Christopher Godwin, William Mannering, Timothy Walker, Joe Caffrey, Seroca Davis, Cush Jumbo, Rhiannon Oliver, Paul Rider, Andrew Vincent

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Shakepeare's Globe
Director: Dominic Dromgoole
Design: Jonathan Fensom
Music: Claire van Kampen