Friday 2 March 2012

Cygnet New Theatre Productions: 'As You Like it' 16-18 & 21-25 February

Celia and Rosalind (Lucy Theobald and Tessa Gaukroger)


Touchstone (Matthew Neighbour)


Introducing a wrestling match
Le Beau (Hannah Brooks)


The challenger introduces himself -
Orlando (Scott Goodaire)
under the watchful eye of Duke Frederick (Sam Burns)


Warm-up
Charles the wrestler (Joe Thurston)


Face-off


Advantage Charles


Painful


The tables are turned


The Duke congratulates the victor


Rosalind presents him with a locket


Rosalind is sent into exile by her uncle - the Duke


Also in exile in the woods -
Duke Senior (Joe Thurston)


And one of his followers -
Amiens (Louisa Wilde)


The Duke's daughter Celia has gone with Rosalind
The duke orders a thorough search
Officer: Jason Phelps


Amiens is joined by Jaques (Sam Burns)
- a melancholy fellow


- and cheers him up with a song
(incredible singing by Louisa Wilde!)


Orlando demands food with menaces
(The woodland folk see him right, and there's no violence)


Jaques (Sam Burns) declaims
- the seven ages of man


Touchstone has a new friend
Corin the shepherd (Tessa Corob Cook)


Rosalind is disguised as a man (Ganymede)
Orlando doesn't recognise her


Touchstone has fallen in love
- with Audrey (Louisa Wilde)


They think it will be wonderful to get married


What does the vicar think?
Sir Oliver Mar-Text (Jason Phelps)


He'll do it!


Cousins Rosalind and Celia wonder what to do for the best


Unrequited love -
Phoebe (Hannah Brooks) is loved by
Sylvius (Sorrel Meechan)


But Phoebe has fallen for another 'man' - Ganymede!


- who tries to bring them together


Phoebe still dreams of Ganymede


Cue for a rousing song!


Sylvius delivers Phoebe's letter of rejection


What's the idea?


Orlando's evil brother Oliver (Jason Phelps)
appears in the forest with a tale of being rescued
by his heroic brother Orlando
- That's his blood on the handkerchief . . .


It's all too much for Rosalind


Audrey remembers she has another boyfriend


- William (Joe Thurston).
Touchstone sees him off with threats


Exit William


Touchstone regales the woodland folk


- who are greatly amused


The Woodland Orchestra


- welcomes the happy couples


A happy tableau of young love
(Touchstone gives his trademark 'pistol-shot')


Rosalind (Tessa Gaukroger)
delivers the epilogue


A sweet homily


The End


The Full Cast
Jason Phelps, Sam Burns, Louisa Wilde, Lucy Theobald,
Matthew Neighbour, Tessa Gaukroger, Scott Goodaire,
Hannah Brooks, Joe Thurston, Tessa Corob Cook,
Sorrel Meechan

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