As You Like it Reviews

J.Deanly from London, England

VERY DISAPPOINTING

This production was not as advertised. I am getting the impression that The Globe finds it impossible to do a traditional rendition of Shakespeare these days. I have been going to the Globe for many years and used to love it so it breaks my heart that I won’t be going again. Overall, the acting was poor and the modern singing and dancing was ridiculous! If I want to see a musical, I’ll go to the West End! Having actors playing the opposite gender in a play in which characters are disguised as the opposite sex was very confusing. I heard other members of the audience complaining and some walked out!

Andrew from London, England

AS YOU DONT LIKE IT !

A burlesque mockery of Shakespeare. Possibly the worst ‘ professional’ rendition of this play ever performed. The only Actor with a spark of life was Rosalind ; the others were either completely lacklustre or simply incapable of acting. The characterisation was hopeless and enunciation and projection of some of the voices barely audible from performers who really ought not to be putting themselves forward as actors. What a missed opportunity! It could have been so different, if more effort had been put into casting and direction, given the opportunity of presenting remarkable Shakespearean lines on a remarkable Shakespearean stage. The managers of the Globe need to be much more discerning when allowing such ‘amateur! productions to be performed on their world renowned stage ! To be avoided !

K Webb from London, England

UNDER WHELMING

I bought these tickets as a birthday present for my Mum. We have been to many Shakespeare plays at the Globe together and have always found them to be amazing. The price was more expensive that I had experienced in past years, but it is the Globe and I expect a good play. This was not that, I don't mind an alternative version of Shakespeare but not when it is filled with bad acting, poor singing (I would have preferred none) and an overall confusing play so different from the original. Really disappointing and I don't think I will be returning.

Brian A from London, England

DREADFUL AMATEUR MESS.

The gender fluidity was confusing but it was the dreadful acting of many members of the cast that made me walk out. Such production does nothing to promote inclusion unless standards are much higher than this mess.

M. Walters from London, England

AWFUL

Thought we were going to see a real Shakespearean play, especially as we were attending the Globe. Very disappointing modernised, hard to follow (but in the end didn't care) hybrid-woke version which I hope dies a rapid death. Singing detracted from a play that as I watched, I just wanted to finish. Saw a play at the RSC in Stratford earlier this year which knocked spots off this. Rather amateurish, poorly written and meaningless phrases were strewn above the action as well eg. ' There are more species of love than you know how to count'. Utter crap!

Jan and John Caldemeyer from London, England

TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED

Familiar with Shakespeare and the play. Purchased the “ideal seats”. We were happy to pay the price because we expected (and assumed) that we would have a wonderful theater experience. We left before completion of the second act. We could not follow the dialogue because of the poor projection of the majority of actors on the stage. We expected more from the iconic Globe theater. We found ourselves longing for the Shakespeare productions we experience at home in Asheville’s amateur outdoor theater.

Eric Elliott from California, USA

WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!

I was shocked by how slap-dash and amateurish this production was. I was expecting to be at least engaged by the intricacies of Shakespeare's plot combined with a gender-fluid cast, but this production seemed thrown together with no attempt at all to make any connection between the two. I am more than a little upset that we spent a lot of money and traveled all the way from California to see our first (and last) play in the Globe, and have it be, not just uninteresting, but outright irritating.

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