| By William Shakespeare Directed by Maryanne Cathro Season: 12 - 22 May 2004 As You Like It traditionally follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. In the forest, they encounter a variety of memorable characters, notably the melancholy traveller Jaques, who speaks many of Shakespeare's most famous speeches (such as "All the world's a stage", "too much of a good thing" and "A fool! A fool! I met a fool in the forest"). This production was set as far into the future as the original was set in our past - about 400 years. The formal court was a starship, commanded by Frederick, who overthrew his twin brother and exiled him to the planet Arden, where the indigenous aliens live a simple rural life in peace and contentment. |  |
CAST (in order of appearance)
Orlando de Boyes - Phil Payton
Adam, servant to Oliver - Vivian Fraser
Oliver de Boyes, elder brother of Orlando - Klaus Hermanspahn
Charles, a champion fighter - Michael Gourlay
Dennis, servant to Oliver - Reece Paterson
Rosalind, daughter of Duke Senior - Annette Thompson
Celia, daughter of Duke Frederick - Marcella Herrera
Touchstone, a cultural attache - Frank Mars
Le Beau, ship's medic - Petrea Downey
Duke Frederick, the usurper - Phillip Lee
Ship's Officer - Callum Paul
First challenging fighter - Graeme Radermaker
Corin, a local - Peter Miller
Silvius, a local - Richard Harper
Duke Senior, banished Duke and twin brother of Frederick - Phillip Lee
Banished officers - Reece Paterson, Petrea Downey, Callum Paul
Ja Ques, banished second-in-charge - Brian Sullivan
Audrey, a local - Sandi Ward
Oliver Martext, a cleric - Phillip Lee
Phebe, a local - Hannah Ashworth
William, a local - Callum Paul
Jaques de Boyes, brother of Oliver and Orlando - Callum Paul
Orlando de Boyes - Phil Payton
Adam, servant to Oliver - Vivian Fraser
Oliver de Boyes, elder brother of Orlando - Klaus Hermanspahn
Charles, a champion fighter - Michael Gourlay
Dennis, servant to Oliver - Reece Paterson
Rosalind, daughter of Duke Senior - Annette Thompson
Celia, daughter of Duke Frederick - Marcella Herrera
Touchstone, a cultural attache - Frank Mars
Le Beau, ship's medic - Petrea Downey
Duke Frederick, the usurper - Phillip Lee
Ship's Officer - Callum Paul
First challenging fighter - Graeme Radermaker
Corin, a local - Peter Miller
Silvius, a local - Richard Harper
Duke Senior, banished Duke and twin brother of Frederick - Phillip Lee
Banished officers - Reece Paterson, Petrea Downey, Callum Paul
Ja Ques, banished second-in-charge - Brian Sullivan
Audrey, a local - Sandi Ward
Oliver Martext, a cleric - Phillip Lee
Phebe, a local - Hannah Ashworth
William, a local - Callum Paul
Jaques de Boyes, brother of Oliver and Orlando - Callum Paul