As You Like It

Synopsis
Independent low-budget feature film based on As You Like It. "Students from a city high school are on a field trip when the suspended Rosalind and her friends decide to gatecrash the party to win the heart of the school’s new wrestling champion, Orlando. But, to ensure that no one recognises them for who they really are, the fallen queens of the schoolyard disguise themselves as chavs - and male ones at that. Out in the sticks the field trip turns into a collision of sub cultures as emos, geeks, ‘It’ crowd, goths and now chavs are all forced together". [Summary from BYFA website].
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2011
Duration
90 mins
Availability
No distributor known (5/2013).

Credits

Director
Andrew Walkington
Producer
Matthew Deeley
Cinematographer
Stephen Webster
Production Design
John Roberts (2)
Art Direction
Tom Preece
Cast
Imogen GreenwoodRosalind
Andrew EelesOrlando
Jonathan BurnistonTouchstone
Jasmine SumnerJaques
Carol HarrisonLe Beau
Charis-Elizabeth DeightonPhebe
Christopher EllisonDuke Frederick
Jake LyndonOliver
Jeremy GittinsCorin
Lee PottsSilvius
Lewis GraingerWilliam
Norman LovettAdam
Sophie FitzpatrickAudrey
Sophie SpencerHymen

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
As You Like It
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender-blind casting; Student productions

Notes

Notes
Estimated budget £20,000.

Production Company

Name

Co-operative British Youth Film Academy

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "As You Like It". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av75099 (Accessed 11 Dec 2024)