As You Like It

As You Like It review – Josie Rourke leads us into the liberating delight of Arden

Martha Plimpton and the whole ensemble shine in a production of Shakespeare’s nuanced romance interwoven with sign language and song

Arifa Akbar

15, Dec, 2022 @1:57 PM

Josie Rourke: ‘If Shakespeare was alive now he’d be under commission to Nica Burns’

As You Like It comes to London’s new venue @sohoplace this winter. The play’s director and the theatre’s owner discuss arts cuts, the industry’s gender balance and the pandemic

Arifa Akbar

28, Nov, 2022 @10:28 AM

‘I’d crawl over broken glass to work here’: CBeebies take on Shakespeare

The BBC kids’ channel is known for its wit, invention and credo of inclusivity – but can its take on As You Like It captivate children? Just throw in a property developer baddie and some non-binary casting …

Catherine Shoard

09, Aug, 2022 @5:00 AM