As You Like It
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1992 production of As You Like It. Directed by David Thacker with Samantha Bond/Kate Buffery as Rosalind.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 15 Jan 1993
- Duration
- 160 mins
Credits
- Director
- David Thacker
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Gary Yershon
- Production Design
- Johan Engels
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Roya Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 17th Century
- Plays
- As You Like It
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Alternating roles
Notes
- General
- Kate Buffery and Samantha Bond alternated the roles of Celia and Rosalind. The costumes and set resembled 17th century Dutch paintings.
- History
- Press night 22 April 1992. The production transferred to the Barbican.
- Stills
- Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
- Reviews
- Smallwood, Robert As You Like It ((London: Arden Shakespeare, 2003). Discusses post-World War II RSC productions of the play focusing on staging the court, the Forest of Arden, Rosalind and Celia (especially cross-dressing), Jaques and Touchstone, the rustics, and the revelry of the final scene. Billington, Michael The Guardian (London) 24 April 1992.
Production Company
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "As You Like It". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38167 (Accessed 13 Dec 2024)