RSC: As You Like It

13 Jan 2011 - 5 Feb 2011 / Roundhouse Main Space

The Royal Shakespeare Company returns to the Roundhouse with a ten-week season of eight acclaimed Shakespeare productions including As You Like It.

Unable to act on their feelings and forced into exile in the Forest of Arden, lovers Rosalind and Orlando become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity in one of Shakespeare’s great comedies.

'Captures the liberating power of love...Katy Stephens' excellent Rosalind'
Guardian ****

'Michael Boyd directs an intelligent, deeply felt, admirably spoken production of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy'
Daily Telegraph ****

'A palpable sense of ensemble among the cast: Forbes Masson is one of the most arresting Jacques I have ever seen; Jonjo O’Neill’s intense, love-racked Orlando; Mariah Gale, fast developing into a truly great Shakespearean actress, gives a beautifully deft, touching performance as Celia; Richard Katz is that rare thing, a genuinely funny Touchstone. Played with freshness, comic detail and a real understanding of the rhythm and richness of Shakespeare's language'
Daily Telegraph ****

'Michael Boyd's actors go for the heart of this serious, beautiful comedy'
Sunday Times

Financial Times ****

Cast:
Charles Aitken - Oliver
David Carr - Charles The Wrestler
Dyfan Dwyfor - William
Christine Entwisle - Phebe
Geoffrey Freshwater - Corin
James Howard - First Forest Lord
Mariah Gale - Celia
Ansu Kabia - Le Beau
Richard Katz - Touchstone
Debbie Korley - Hisperia
Forbes Masson - Jaques
Sandy Neilson - Duke Frederick
Jonjo O'Neill - Orlando
Dharmesh Patel - Second Forest Lord
Peter Peverley - Dennis
Sophie Russell - Audrey
Peter Shorey - Adam
Clarence Smith - Duke Senior
Katy Stephens - Rosalind
James Traherne - Sir Oliver Martext
James Tucker – Silvius 

Creative Team:
Director MICHAEL BOYD
Designer TOM PIPER
Lighting WOLFGANG GöEBBEL
Music JOHN WOOLF
Sound ANDREW FRANKS
Movement STRAUN LESLIE
Fights TERRY KING

Running time:
2 hours 50 minutes including one interval of 20 minutes
In repertoire: 13 January – 5 February 2011

Further info: www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/as-you-like-it

Download full performance schedule (pdf)

Box office 0844 482 8008
£2.50 booking fee per ticket applies

Book online
www.roundhouse.org.uk
£1 booking fee per ticket applies

In person
Roundhouse Box Office open Monday to Saturday 11am-6pm (opens from 9.30am on 18 December and closes 8pm on performance days)
No booking fee in person

TICKET PRICES
(except Hamlet and The Comedy of Errors)
                                        Stalls                                Circle
Reduced Price Previews    £25, £20, £15, £10, £8*     £25, £20, £15, £10, £8*
All Other Performances      £40, £35, £25, £15, £10*   £40, £35, £25, £15, £10*

Superseats are available in the Stalls and Circle at a supplement of £5 on A price tickets only.
* At certain times during the performance, the view from this seat may be restricted. Call the Box Office for details.

Download seating plan (pdf).

Season ticket

Buy tickets for three or more of the productions in a single transaction and pay just £37 per ticket for A price seats or £42 for Superseats in the Stalls or Circle (normal standard price £40 and £45). Excludes Hamlet and The Comedy of Errors.

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Terms and conditions: all season tickets must be booked and paid for in a single transaction but plays can be seen at any point during the season (excluding Previews). Season ticket prices are subject to availability and cannot be combined with any other discount.

Discounts
Discounts are available for concessionary groups, call the Box Office for details. 

£5 TICKETS FOR 16-25 YEAR OLDS
20 tickets have been reserved for every performance (except press nights). 10 of these can be booked in advance and 10 will be sold on the day in person from 11am at the Roundhouse Box Office. This offer is for individuals aged 16 to 25 who must make the booking themselves. All tickets, including those booked in advance, will be held at the Box Office for collection on day of performance when proof of age will be required. Maximum of 2 tickets per person. Tickets will be allocated entirely at the discretion of the Box Office.
www.rsc.org.uk/16-25

Access performances
Audio Described and Open Captioned performances will both be available on the following dates:
Antony and Cleopatra        Saturday 18 December 1.15pm
Romeo and Juliet               Monday 20 December 7.15pm
The Winter’s Tale              Wednesday 29 December 7.15pm
Julius Caesar                    Tuesday 18 January 7.15pm
King Lear                          Saturday 29 January 1.15pm
As You Like It                   Saturday 5 February 1.15pm

Early Supper Offer

Made in Camden is the brand new bar & dining room at the Roundhouse, offering adventurous but casual dining for audiences and locals alike. RSC ticketholders can pre-book now for an early supper from 5pm - 7pm (30 November - 5 February).
Two courses: £17.50. Three courses £21.50.

Pre-booking is strongly recommended - view the menu & book tables here