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As You Like It

Summer 2026 Globe Theatre

The Shakespeare Globe Trust Directed by Sean Holmes and Charlie Josephine
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Desire blooms in Shakespeare’s Forest of Arden, as the opposing worlds of As You Like It are uncovered at the Globe Theatre this summer. Experience Shakespeare’s love-struck comedy as an eighteenth-century court transforms into a forest of freedom, painted live on stage every performance. Rosalind is suffocating in the newly reigning Duke’s court. Surrounded by high wigs and even higher tempers, when egos come to a head, Rosalind and Celia flee into the forest. Arriving at the Forest of Arden, they stumble into a world where opposites attract, destiny is defined, and though love may be easy to find, it can often be hard to recognise…

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Production material

Videos

1 video

'There's love in the forest!'

Rehearsal photos

19 images

A white, nonbinary trans masculine person, a mixed race British and Jamaican man and a brown, mixed Asian and British man stand beside each other, each holding out one arm. Marc Brenner Featuring Jurell Carter Charlie Josephine Busa Wickramasuriya
An average height, mixed race girl stands and holds an open fan in a brightly lit room. Marc Brenner Featuring Gracie Oddie-James
A white woman with mousey-blonde hair, wearing a black top and blue dungarees, holds her hand to her chest and stands in a wooden rehearsal room. The back of a person's head with brown curly hair can be seen opposite her. Marc Brenner Featuring Gracie Oddie-James Lola Shalam
A diverse group of people in a wooden rehearsal room dance and throw their hands up in exclamation. Some hold fans, some kneel on the floor. Marc Brenner
Four people stand together in a group, with two of them standing in front of the other. One of the people at the front is a white mid-sized woman wearing dungarees with mousey-blonde hair, the other holds a fan and is an average height, mixed race girl. Marc Brenner Featuring Charlie Josephine Gracie Oddie-James Lola Shalam
A white male with short blonde hair and glasses holds one hand to his throat and sticks out his tongue inside a brightly lit room. Marc Brenner Featuring Jonnie Broadbent
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A group of people move in various ways, in the centre stands a white, tall, ginger woman with freckles who wears a bandana and a long-sleeved striped t-shirt, with her arms in the air above her head. Marc Brenner Featuring Phoebe Naughton Gracie Oddie-James
A white cis male with slim build and short brown hair, wearing a dark t-shirt, standing in front of a wall with coloured images stuck to it. Marc Brenner Featuring Thomas Josling
A group of people stand facing ahead, with their arms down by their sides and their hands pointing out. They are in a room with wooden walls and wooden floors. Marc Brenner
A person with brown hair with flecks of grey wearing a red top. Other people stand in the background, some holding fans. Marc Brenner Featuring Peter Bourke
Two women, one white, with mousey brown hair and one mixed-race, stand with their arms interlinked. Behind them, a group of people stand leaning against a wall. Marc Brenner Featuring Gracie Oddie-James Lola Shalam
Three people stand together: a white, tall, ginger woman with freckles who wears a bandana and a long-sleeved striped t-shirt, a tall, mixed race British and Jamaican man wearing a blue, green and red t-shirt, and a white man wearing a green cap. Marc Brenner Featuring Jurell Carter Phoebe Naughton
A diverse group of people raise their arms and dance in a wooden rehearsal room. One person holds a fan, and one person wearing a red top, leaning on a wooden pillar, watches from the side. Marc Brenner
A mixed race girl, a white, ginger haired woman and a white ginger woman stand beside each other in various positions and making different facial expressions. Marc Brenner Featuring Phoebe Naughton Gracie Oddie-James Katherine Pearce
Three people sit against a white wall covered in pictures. One looks down at a script, whilst the other two smile at something in front of them. Marc Brenner Featuring Charlie Josephine Marley-Rose Liburd Sean Holmes
An mixed race girl stands and watches a mixed race British and Jamaican man pull back his t-shirt sleeve and flex his arm muscles. Marc Brenner Featuring Jurell Carter Gracie Oddie-James
A white female, average height with medium blonde hair, stands smiling with one hand on her hip and one hand pointing in front of her. Marc Brenner Featuring Molly Madigan
A mixed race girl, a white, ginger haired woman and a white ginger woman stand beside each other in various positions and making different facial expressions. Marc Brenner Featuring Colm Gormley
A white woman with blonde hair, wearing blue denim dungarees and holding a fan, stands next to a mixed Asian and British man with black hair and a bar. Next to them stands a white woman with blonde hair in a ponytail, wearing a green top. Marc Brenner Featuring Molly Madigan Lola Shalam Busa Wickramasuriya

Behind the scenes

15 images

A sketch of a model wearing a neutral-coloured costume and holding a wine glass in one hand.
A sketch of a model wearing a white costume with red and yellow detailing, and a colourful headdress.
A sketch of a model wearing red accessories.
A sketch of a model wearing a pink dress and bonnet, holding a shepherd's crook.
Charles II. A sketch of a model wearing a yellow, pink and green 18th century costume with a pink wig.
Orlando 12. A sketch of a model wearing under garments and holding their fists up as though boxing.
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Oliver II. A sketch of a model wearing a green and purple, 18th century-style costume with a wig.
Rosalind 12. A sketch of a model wearing a pink, 18th century-style dress.
Duke Frederick. A sketch of a model wearing a purple 18th century style-costume with green bows and feathers.
A sketch of a model wearing a colourful costume and a red beret, holding a stick.
Le Beau. A sketch of a model wearing a pink and green 18th century-style costume.
Charles 12. A sketch of a model wearing a pink suit with pink boxing gloves and a pink wig.
Celia 12. A sketch of a model wearing a blue, 18th century-style dress with pink bows, with various notes sketched around it.
A sketch of a model wearing a pink and blue striped, 18th century-style costume, and holding a musical instrument.
Lords. A sketch of three models wearing brightly coloured, 18th century-style dress and wigs.

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