As You Like It

Exiled by Duke Fredrick, who has seized her father’s throne, the witty and vivacious Rosalind disguises herself as a shepherd and flees to the Forest of Arden—where her father now lives—along with her cousin Celia and the court jester Touchstone. Banished by his jealous older brother, the humble and chivalrous Orlando escapes to the same forest with his faithful servant Adam. What happens when Orlando, who loves Rosalind, comes across the shepherd? A remarkable pastoral comedy, William Shakespeare’s As You Like It presents the various types of love in all its splendour. Full of enchantment, vitality, peace, joy, and merriment, this drama of artifice, gender reversals, exile, and homoeroticism is a complete delight. It continues to remain a favourite.