Play
As You Like It
An exiled young woman tests love in disguise.
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Productions
Past productions(1)
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon — 26 September – 7 November 2026
Other productions(1)
- Shakespeare's Globe · London — From 14 August 2026 · booking through 18 October 2026
The story
Driven from court, Rosalind escapes to the Forest of Arden disguised as a young man called Ganymede, accompanied by her cousin Celia. There she encounters Orlando, who loves Rosalind without recognising her beneath the disguise. She offers to cure him of his feelings by teaching him how to woo the woman he believes is absent.
In the room
Courtly conflict gives way to a woodland comedy of disguise, mistaken attraction, philosophical debate and several contrasting romances, with Rosalind directing much of the emotional confusion.
Good fit if you like
gender disguise, woodland settings, playful courtship and philosophical comedy.
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Cast & crew
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