Shakespeare's Globe announces cast for AS YOU LIKE IT
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of As You Like It, directed by Ellen McDougall, which plays at the venue from 18 August – 29 October.
Shakespeare’s joyous tale of all kinds of love, between all kinds of people, unfolds in the Forest of Arden, in this exuberant tale of community, romance and redemption.
The cast of As You Like It comprises Isabel Adomakoh Young (Romeo & Juliet, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) as Orlando, Emmanuel Akwafo (For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, West End) as Amiens, Jessica Alade (The Vortex, Chichester Festival Theatre) as Pheobe, Alex Austin (Blackout Songs, Hampstead Theatre) as Jaques, Nina Bowers (Girl On An Altar, Kiln Theatre) as Rosalind, Stephanie Jacob (Small Island, National Theatre) as Adam/Corin, Mika Onyx Johnson (The Seagull, West End) as Silvius, Tonderai Munyevu (Mugabe, My Dad and Me, York Theatre Royal/ETT/ Brixton House) as Duke Senior, Jessica Murrain (The Wife of Willesden, Kiln Theatre) as Oliver, Tessa Parr (The Secretaries, Young Vic) as Touchstone, Dale Rapley (Singin’ in the Rain, Japan & UK tour) as Duke Frederick, Hannah Ringham (Zoombird, Coventry City of Culture) as Audrey, and Macy-Jacob Seelochan (Galatea, Brighton Festival) as Celia.
Director Ellen McDougall said: “As You Like It is full of love, transformation, and community, and it will be a joy to bring it to life in the open-air Globe this summer. I am so excited to be working with a brilliant company of actors, makers, and artists and can’t wait for audiences to come and enjoy those warm summer evenings with this joyous and exhilarating play.”
As You Like It features composition by Michael Henry, costumes by Max Hones, design by Wills (Paul Williams), movement direction by Bambi Jordan Phillips, and casting by Becky Paris.
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