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Preview by Paul Nelson |
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PERFORMED in the stunning Old Royal Observatory Gardens in Greenwich
Park (pictured), and following their previous successes in the same
space with A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night, Natural
Perspectives present As You Like It, one of Shakespeare's earliest
and most enduring comedies. The play will run in the garden at Greenwich from
Saturday, July 27 to Sunday, August 11.
Reminder: Duke Senior has been banished from the court by his usurping brother,
Frederick, and many lords have followed him into exile in the Forest of Arden.
Rosalind, Duke Senior's daughter, falls in love with Orlando and she is quickly
banished too, accompanied by Frederick's daughter, Celia. The girls decide
to disguise themselves as men.
Meanwhile Orlando has fled to the forest to escape the tyranny of his older
brother, Oliver, who has plotted to kill him. Orlando meets Rosalind in her
disguise and goes every day to 'him' to talk of love and woo the 'boy' who
impersonates Rosalind. An even more complicated story ensues …
Founded in 2000, Natural Perspectives Theatre Company is an actor-led company
that aims to produce exciting and accessible theatre that engages the audience,
stories and spaces in direct and unusual ways. Building on the play's strong
connection to the natural world this production will fully embrace the beauty
of the outdoor setting of the Old Royal Observatory Garden and explore the
playful and visual elements of one of Shakespeare's great comic triumphs.
A truly ambitious ensemble company bring this large-scale production to extraordinary
physical life in an exhilarating and passionate tale of love and betrayal
set in Shakespeare's famous mythical forest.
The cast includes Alex Bartram, Simon Muller, Sean Lapham, Miranda Cook and
William Arthur who will perform this unique production with the audience at
the centre of the action, come rain or shine!
As You Like It by William Shakespeare, The Old Royal Observatory Garden, Greenwich Park, SE10. Saturday, July 27 to Sunday, August 11 (no performance Mondays) All performances at 4.30pm. 020 8858 7755.
