Send in the Clowns! As You Like It finished at Lion and Unicorn Theatre Kentish Town on May 19, 2012
As You Like It is now showing at Shakespeares Globe Theatre
As You Like It
Send in the Clowns! As You Like It finished at Lion and Unicorn Theatre Kentish Town on May 19, 2012
As You Like It is now showing at Shakespeares Globe Theatre
Why see As You Like It?
Hang there, my verse, in witness of my love…”
This spring, Custom/Practice and Graffiti Productions bring you a vibrant, playful and passionate retelling of Shakespeare’s comic masterpiece, As You Like It.
One of Shakespeare’s most cherished love stories, the play embodies many of his favourite themes: mistaken identities and disguise, friendship and family, wealth, health, wit, melancholy and mirth, and above all the joy of young love….
This spring, Custom/Practice and Graffiti Productions bring you a vibrant, playful and passionate retelling of Shakespeare’s comic masterpiece, As You Like It.
One of Shakespeare’s most cherished love stories, the play embodies many of his favourite themes: mistaken identities and disguise, friendship and family, wealth, health, wit, melancholy and mirth, and above all the joy of young love….
Reviews
Customer reviews
Andrew Aguecheek
The Globe doing what The Globe does briliantly
If you are looking for strict adherence to the text The Globe is not your reading room, I love that there are modern songs and phrases added, this is how the play would be if Shakespeare was here to present it. He used contemporary phrasing and so does the Globe. ... Read more
J
Don't listen to anyone but me
People who think the casting of this interpretation is "important" are wrong. People complaining of "poor projection" are wrong. People complaining of poor acting saw an entirely different play. Save a few cuts that are a little baffling (at least to one who knows the drama quite well), this energetic production makes phenomenal use of the space, its cast, and the very conventions of the theater.
To those complaining that it's "too musical"—you did know AYLI has a TON of songs in it, right? Does it matter that they're contemporary pop songs? Shakespeare incorporated contemporary pop songs into his texts. It's why Amiens exists. I loved it and froze my butt off for it. You should, too! ... Read more
Tina van Tricht
Yes I liked it!
This production gave me a taste of the energy and ribaldry I think we would have experienced in Shakespeare's day. I enjoyed the musical numbers which added to the sense of fun - a true comedy. ... Read more
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