Fri 24 July

As You Like It

Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK.

Join the troupe at Shakespeare North Playhouse for a fantastically funny bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’.  

What’s the play about? Well – Rosalind and her cousin Celia flee to the Forest of Arden, where they bump into Rosalind’s love interest Orlando. However, Rosalind is disguised as a young man. Cue some local Shepherds getting involved and the stage is set for a wild ride of wooing, hilarious mistaken identity and the odd wrestling match.  

This is an outdoor production, so please bring a chair or blanket to sit on, a picnic to dig into, and dress for the weather!

Praise for previous HandleBards performances…

★★★★★-“Explodes with energy and is a genuine treat from start to finish.”-The Stage

★★★★★-“Five stars just don’t seem enough…”-The Sunderland Echo

Learn more here!

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Show DETAILS

Venue Space

Si Ken Dodd Performance Garden

Length

1 hour 40 mins plus interval

Age Guidance

Suitable for 8+