Iris Theatre present William Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT at Actor's Church, St Paul's Covent Garden this summer

Iris Theatre presents 

As You Like It

 

Cast of eleven stage latest in a series of classical works at Actor’s Church 

by William Shakespeare | Directed by Dan Winder 

Actor’s Church, St. Paul’s Covent Garden, London 

28th June to 4th August at 7.30pm (matinees 2.30pm) 

PRESS PERFORMANCE: Monday 2nd July at 7.30pm 

Following the success of 2011’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Iris Theatre return to staging summer nights at St Paul’s. Set in the intimate gardens of this historic 17th century English church, the open-air production dives head first into Shakespeare’s celebration of romance and sexual license. With a design influenced by Tim Burton and Victoriana, this beautifully atmospheric setting will be further charged by a unique sound installation by Filipe Gomes and land art by Tessa Battisti, infusing the central London destination with the essence of the countryside. A duke is banished, the capital corrupted, and his daughter Rosalind must flee to forest. Disguised as a boy, she meets Orlando, and a summer of passion, romance, and mistaken identity ensues.

Formed in 2007, Iris Theatre was created in 2007 to stage a production of T.S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral at the world famous St. Paul’s Church in Covent Garden, in the heart of central London. The company has become resident at the church and recent productions include Die Fieldermaus, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Circus production Circuit (2011), Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, Wind in the Willows and Romeo and Juliet (2010), and an opera project for children, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges in 2009.

Company patron Thelma Holt C.B.E. said: “it is a privilege to be supporting a company that is treating the Bard as if he is in the Green Room, waiting to give notes. It shows and I admire it.”

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Running Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes | Suitable for ages 8+


CAST

Tom Deplae (Jacques) | Joe Forte (Orlando) | Fiona Geddes (Celia) | John Harwood (Adam / Corin)
Heather Johnson (Phoebe) | Diana Kashlan (Touchstone) | Matthew Mellalieu (Duke Frederick / Duke Senior) William Reay (Oliver) | Christopher Rowland (Amiens) | William Towler (Silvius) | Emily Tucker (Rosalind)

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Dan Winder

Designed by Sophie Anastasiou
Music Director: Candida Caldicot 

Costume Design: Tessa Battisti 

Sound Design: Filipe Gomes
Lighting Design by Benjamin Polya 

Casting Director: Gabriella Shimeld-Fenn
Ass. Director / Producer: Claire Moyer 

Produced by Patrick Collier

Listings Information

Actor’s Church, St. Paul’s Covent Garden, Bedford St. London WC2E 9ED

28th June to 4th August 2012

Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm, matinees Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 2.30pm

Previews 28th June to 1st July | No shows: 25th, 26th, 27th June, 5th, 8th, 12th, 15th, 19th July, 2nd August

www.seetickets.com | £14 (£10 concs, £9 previews) booking fee applies