As You Like It

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Katie Bonna
Assistant Directors Daniel Preciado & Monica Silkenas
Set Designer Chen Chen
Costume Designer Yifan Zhang

Mischief, magic, lovers and fools. Enjoy twice the fun this spring with two of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies reimagined for new audiences.

Banished by her power-hungry uncle, a disguised Rosalind – and her cousin Celia – find solace in the Forest of Arden, which is occupied by a bohemian community of New Age Travellers led by Rosalind’s father, Duke Senior. The forest provides a magical playground for self-exploration and transformation, where its inhabitants are liberated from an establishment intent on cracking down on free parties and rave culture.

Set against a backdrop of post-Thatcherism and accompanied by a throbbing acid house soundtrack, Shakespeare’s poetic and punchy ode to love and identity is transformed by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Performed at Malcom X Community Centre Bristol.

Cast

Orlando Noah Lukehurst
Oliver/Sir Oliver Martext/Duke Senior’s 1st Lord Jamie Murphy
Adam/Hymen Tumi Olufawo
Rosalind Alyssa Thabisile Sibanda
Celia Isobel Twist
Touchstone Roux Waite
Duke Frederick/Duke Senior’s 2nd Lord Nuhazet Diaz Cano
Corin Kenan Vurgun
Duke Senior Jesse Cescatti-McFarlane
Audrey/Charles Nadia Kamalli
Le Beau/Amiens Olivia Hemmati
Jacques Joseph Stanley
Phoebe/Duke Frederick’s 1st Lord Arabella Smith-James
Silvius Fletcher Garrard

Images by Ed Felton