As You Like It
AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare
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The New Normal Festival
August 2020
The production was originally a third year showcase at the London College of Music which was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was revived at The New Normal Festival to give these talented graduates the opportunity that had sadly - but necessarily - been denied to them.
REVIEWS
“A joyous, inspirational evening of outdoor Shakespeare with a brilliant young cast” - Everything Theatre
“An admirable example of the creativity and inexhaustible ingenuity of this industry and the people within it” - Everything Theatre
“If the graduates from the London College of Music is any indication, then the theatre world is in for a lot of fun as a talented and impressive bunch of graduates leave and go off to seek their fortune” - London Theatre 1
“Rachel Heyburn is clearly a talent” - Everything Theatre
“This is one of the great successes of site-specific theatre!” - Everything Theatre
“Rob Hardie is a good reminder of how exciting seeing new talent can be” - Once a Week Theatre
“A professional production all round, Heyburn makes sure the production is far more than a showcase” - Once a Week Theatre
“Rosie Malone [as Rosalind] rose to the challenge and gave a compelling witty performance bursting with skill and confidence” - Everything Theatre
“A massive round of applause to Rachel Heyburn for putting on such a good show” - London Theatre 1
“Miles Griffin did it perfectly, every word enunciated clearly and at the right pitch to really bring home the power of this speech” - London Theatre 1
“Rosie Malone is outstanding as Rosalind. Her low slung voice projects well and she brings a wide range of moods to her complex character, by turns feisty, fun-loving, flirtatious and passionate. She has that rare quality of lighting up the playing space every time she appears so that you immediately sit up and listen” - Sardines Magazine
“The As You Like It cast was able to give audiences the most precious of gifts in the current climate – hope for theatre’s future” - Everything Theatre
CAST
Olivier van de Braak, Louise Conway, Georga de la Cour, Michael Dennison, Benjamin Gold, Savannah-Raé Gordon, Miles Griffin, Mufaro Hapaguti, Rob Hardie, Gage Hendrix, Dominic Hyam, Craig King, Rosie Malone, Reece J Morant, Kimberly Morina, Magnus O’Leary, Norleen Tabana Ndlovu, George Verghis and Asa Wooldridge
CREATIVES
Director: Rachel Heyburn
Associate Director: Thomas Critchton
Assistant Producer: Erin Kavagnah
Costume Designer: Suzanne Bell
Photography: Lous Sparkz (with overhead photo by Sean Turner)
