From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of
Shakespeare's journey into the Forest of Arden. With an expert
introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a
historical overview of As You Like It in performance, takes a detailed
look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in
this edition are interviews with important Shakespearean directors
(Dominic Cooke and Michael Boyd) and a Shakespearean actor (Naomi
Frederick) - providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary
variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes
an essay on Shakespeare's career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables
the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended - as
living theatre to be enjoyed and performed.
Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC
Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach
to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first
century.