La Boite Presents AS YOU LIKE IT

La Boite Artistic Director David Berthold has announced a cast of 18 in one of La Boite's biggest productions yet, Shakespeare's As You Like It.

About the show: "As You Like It is a life-affirming trip into the Forest of Arden; a feast of wit and wisdom, love and lust, cross-dressing and cross-purposes."

Helen Howard (Hamlet, Colder) and Thomas Larkin (Hamlet, Julius Caesar) lead the 18-strong cast as lovers Rosalind and Orlando.

Joining Helen and Thomas are Helen Cassidy (Orphans), Kathryn Marquet (Ruben Guthrie), Bryan Probets (Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness), Hayden Spencer (Ruben Guthrie), Trevor Stuart (Hamlet), Kate Wilson (Water Wars), with Luke Cadden and Dominic Nimo making their La Boite company debuts.

Eight students actors from QUT and Southbank Institute of Technology complete the cast.

As You Like It plays at La Boite's Roundhouse Theatre 18 February - 24 March 2012.

MORE ABOUT THE PLAY: "Rosalind falls in love with the younger Orlando at a wrestling match, as you do. Banished from the city by her usurping uncle, she disguises herself as a man, as you would. With her best friend Celia by her side, she seeks refuge in the magical Forest of Arden where she meets Orlando again and teaches him the art of love, just as she likes it."

CAST & CREATIVES

Director David Berthold
Designer Renée Mulder
Lighting Designer David Walters
Composer and Sound Designer Guy Webster
Assistant Directors Heather Fairbairn and Steven Mitchell Wright

with
Luke Cadden (Oliver), Helen Cassidy (Celia), Helen Howard (Rosalind), Thomas Larkin (Orlando), Kathryn Marquet (Phoebe), Dominic Nimo (Silvius), Bryan Probets (Touchstone), Hayden Spencer (Duke Frederick/Corin/Audrey), Trevor Stuart (Jaques/Adam) and Kate Wilson (Duke Senior).

Also featuring students actors from QUT and Southbank Institute of Technology: Thomas Carney, Hanna Galbraith, Thomas Hutchins, Jordan Kadell, Lucy-Ann Langkilde, Jerome Meyer, Alec Snow and Mahala Wallace.

SEASON INFORMATION

Venue La Boite's Roundhouse Theatre, Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Urban Village
Show Times Tues & Wed 6.30pm, Thurs - Sat 7.30pm
Season 18 Feb - 24 Mar
Previews 18, 21, 22, 23 Feb
Opening Night Fri 24 Feb
Meet the Artists Fri 2 Mar
Duration 2hr 30min (including interval)
Tickets From $28

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