As You Like It
by William Shakespeare
Produced by Cheek by Jowl
'It is the clearest, most crisp and sexiest As You Like It I have ever seen'
The Village Voice
Produced by Cheek by Jowl
'It is the clearest, most crisp and sexiest As You Like It I have ever seen'
The Village Voice
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'Brilliant ... intelligent ... shot through with warm, generous humour... it is a celebration in itself.'
Sunday Times
World premiere 11 July 1991 Redgrave Theatre, Farnham
London run from 2 December 1991 for 32 performances, Lyric Hammersmith
London run (Rivival) from 23 January 1995 for 23 performances, Albery Theatre
Run Time 2hrs 55mins
Sunday Times
World premiere 11 July 1991 Redgrave Theatre, Farnham
London run from 2 December 1991 for 32 performances, Lyric Hammersmith
London run (Rivival) from 23 January 1995 for 23 performances, Albery Theatre
Run Time 2hrs 55mins
Tour Details
This production is not currently on tour-
Previous Tours
+July 1991
11 Redgrave Theatre, Farnham, UK
10 performances24 Staller centre for The Arts, New York, USA
5 performancesAugust 1991
1 - 2 Teatro Villa Lobos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5 - 6 Teatro de Parque, Recife, Brazil/td> 10 - 12 Teatro Nacional, Claudio Santoro, Brasilia, Brazil/td> 15 - 18 TUCA, São Paolo, Brazil/td> September 1991
3 Opera House, Buxton,UK
6 performances10 Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds, UK
6 performances17 Theatre Royal, Winchester, UK
6 performances23 Wilde Theatre, Bracknell, UK
6 performancesOctober 1991
3 Theatre Municipal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg 8 Riverbank Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
6 performances15 Connaught Theatre, Worthing, UK
6 performances22 Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, UK
6 performances29 Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge, UK
6 performancesNovember 1991
4 Arts Theatre, Belfast, UK 19 Theatre Royal, York, UK
6 performancesDecember 1991
2 Lyric Hammersmith, London, UK
32 performancesJanuary 1991
9 Globe Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
12 performances28 - 29 Rialto Entertainment Centre, Derry, Ireland February 1991
4 Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, UK
6 performances13 - 14 Rotterdam Schouwburg, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 17 - 18 Concordia Stadsschouwburg, Breda, The Netherlands 28 St James Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand
6 performancesMarch 1991
9 Playhouse, Adelaide, Australia
7 performances25 Teatro Español, Madrid, Spain
5 performancesSeptember 1994
13 Theatre Royal, Norwich, UK
4 performances27 Dancehuse, Manchester, UK
6 performancesOctober 1994
4 Majestic Theatre, New York, USA
7 performances11 McCarter, Princeton, USA 19 Maly Theatre, Moscow, Russia
4 performances26 - 27 Maly Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia November 1994
2 - 3 Mercat de les Flors, Barcelona, Spain 5 - 7 Schauspielhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany 10 Great Theatre, Pilsen, Czech Republic 15 - 16 National Theatre, Cariova, Romania 19 - 20 Bulandra Theatre, Bucharest, Romania 24 - 26 National Theatre, Sofia, Bulgaria December 1994
6 Majestic Theatre, New York, USA
7 performances15 Kameri Theatre, Tel Aviv, Israel
4 performances20 - 21 herover Theatre, Jerusalem, Israel January 1995
6 Bouffes du Nord, Paris, France
16 performances23 Albery Theatre, London, UK
23 performances
Cast and Creatives
Cast in order of speaking
Revival cast in order of speaking
| Patrick Toomey | Orlando |
| Sam Graham | Adam / Phebe |
| Mark Bannister | Oliver |
| Anthony Hunt | Dennis / Sir Oliver Martext / 2nd Lord |
| Joe Dixon | Charles / Jacques |
| Tom Hollander | Celia |
| Adrian Lester | Rosalind |
| Peter Needham | Touchstone |
| Mike Afford | Le Beau / Corin |
| David Hobbs | The Duke |
| Conrad Nelson | Amiens |
| Richard Henders | 1st Lord / Jacques de Boys |
| Mark Benton | Silvius |
| Richard Cant | Audrey |
Revival cast in order of speaking
| Scott Handy | Orlando |
| Richard Cant | Adam / Phebe |
| Jonathan Chesterman | Oliver |
| Stephen Watts | Dennis / Sir Oliver Martext |
| Paul Kissaun | Charles / Corin |
| Simon Coates | Celia |
| Adrian Lester | Rosalind |
| Peter Needham | Touchstone |
| Sean Francis | Le Beau / Jacques de Boys |
| David Hobbs | Duke Frederick / Banished Duke |
| Rashan Stone | Amiens / William |
| Gavin Abbot | Silvius |
| Michael | Gardiner Jacques |
| Wayne | Carter Phebe |
| Director | Declan Donnellan |
| Designer | Nick Ormerod |
| Lighting | Judith Greenwood |
| Music | Paddy Cunneen |
| Movement Director | Sue Lefton |
| Fight Director | John Waller |
| Production Manager / Company Stage Manager | Louise Yeomans |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Maria Gibbons |
| Student Assistant Stage Manager | Andrea Hopkinson |
| Wardrobe Manager | Blossom Beale |
Reviews
'It is the clearest, most crisp and sexiest As You Like It I have ever seen'
The Village Voice
'As wicked, as funny, as outrageous, a show you could ever see... a sumptuous feast of Shakespeare.'
The Irish Times
'The Best modern dress performance of Shakespeare that I have seen... a joyous production.'
Financial Times
'Brilliant... intelligent... shot through with warm, generous humour... it is a celebration in itself'
Sunday Times
The Village Voice
'As wicked, as funny, as outrageous, a show you could ever see... a sumptuous feast of Shakespeare.'
The Irish Times
'The Best modern dress performance of Shakespeare that I have seen... a joyous production.'
Financial Times
'Brilliant... intelligent... shot through with warm, generous humour... it is a celebration in itself'
Sunday Times
