As You Like It

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men present…

2022 Summer Tour Of As You Like It

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men will be performing As You Like It at Beaumaris Castle on 1st September and Conwy Castle on 2nd, 3rd and 4th September. For further details, and to book tickets, please visit www.tlcm.co.uk

This summer The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, with a history stretching back to William Shakespeare himself, present the sparkling comedy, As You Like It. The production opened at the Brighton Festival at the end of May and is touring until September 9th.

Following last year’s hugely successful tour of Macbeth, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, leading proponents of open air theatre for more than 15 years, return with a joyous and celebratory production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Over the summer months the company will perform in the gardens and grounds of some of the UK’s most significant, historically important and

visually stunning castles, cathedrals and stately homes – including Beaumaris and Conwy Castles.

For this unique theatrical experience, audiences are encouraged to bring a chair, a picnic and a glass of something chilled as the show promises to be another authentic, excellent and magical treat. Acclaimed for their stylish and accessible productions The Lord Chamberlain’s Men have been wowing audiences throughout the country and internationally in their trademark style since 2004. Continually raising the bar for standards in open air theatre they have gone from strength to strength.

“Experiencing Shakespeare’s productions outside, where he first saw them, is a truly special thing,” commented Peter Stickney, artistic director and producer. “As the light fades and the moon shines bright, it is thrilling to think that we are looking at the same moon Shakespeare did while we listen to words he wrote more than 400 years ago. As we have all discovered from last year, seeing theatre outdoors is not only magical but safer too. We will continue to provide extraordinary entertainment at extraordinary venues while also providing somewhere audiences can more freely and happily enjoy themselves.”

As You Like It has one of Shakespeare’s strongest and most recognised heroines, Rosalind. Determined, passionate and with a razor-sharp wit she refuses to be brought down by her circumstances and the world around her. When she is exiled from the court, she disguises herself by dressing up as the shepherd Ganymede and sets about the challenge of solving everyone’s problems and, eventually, even her own. In this production, as in Shakespeare’s day, there will be an extra layer of fun and intrigue as a man will be playing a woman who is dressed as a man while, at times, pretending to be a woman!

“There is something particularly special about enjoying this story of the joys of nature and its powers of rejuvenation and rebirth while sat amongst the trees with grass under foot and a star-filled night sky above

us,” concludes Peter. “It’s truly magical, and we hope you can join us for it.” n

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