As You Like It

As You Like It written circa 1599 by William Shakespeare.

Performance history in South Africa

First produced in Cape Town by Disney Roebuck in the Theatre Royal 16 September 1878. During 1906 Lily Langtry acted in this play at the Opera House in Cape Town.

(First produced in South Africa in 18**? by .*}

Other notable productions are: Taubie Kushlick directed this play for Children's Theatre which was staged at Rhodes Park in 1953. It starred Tessa Laubscher as Rosalind opposite John Rudd’s Orlando.

Robert Mohr directed a UCT Drama Department production in the Baxter Theatre in 1977.

François Swart directed this play starring Fiona Ramsay and Jeremy Crutchley for PACT in 1989 ***, ***,

Maynardville 1985 (dir. John Hussey) and 1999 (Keith Grenville), *.

Maynardville, 2009. Directed by Geoffrey Hyland, assisted by Dicky Longhurst (Costumes), Daniel Galloway (Set), William Baker (Music) and Jay Pather (Choreography), Leigh Anderson (Assistant Director). Starring in this production will be Lika Berning (Rosalind), Gys de Villiers (Duke Senior and Duke Frederick), Astara Mwakalumbwa (Celia), Nicola Hanekom (Phebe), Mark Elderkin (Touchstone) together with a full cast.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as ** by ** (First produced ** in **)

Sources

Bosman, F.C.L., Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. 1980.

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.

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