As You Like It

Synopsis

Televised adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company stage production directed by Michael Elliott in 1961. Vanessa Redgrave is Rosalind.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Recording date

22 Dec 1962

Transmission details

22 Mar 1963 at 20:20 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

140 mins

Credits

Director

Michael Elliott; Ronald Eyre

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

George Hall

Costume

Richard Negri

Art Direction

Richard Negri

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave	Rosalind
Rosalind Knight	Celia
Patrick Allen	Orlando
Patrick Wymark	Touchstone
Max Adrian	Jaques
Brian Harrison	Forest Lord (Lord)
Brian Wright	Forest Lord (Lord)
Bruce McKenzie	Forest Lord (Lord)
Clifford Rose	Adam
Colin Pinney	Forest Lord (Lord)
David Buck	Oliver
Declan Mulholland	Second Lord (Lord)
Edith McArthur	Court Lady
Eric Flynn	Amiens
Gareth Morgan	First Lord (Lord)
Gareth Morgan	Forest Lord (Lord)
Gordon Gostelow	William
Ian Richardson	Le Beau
James Kerry	Third Lord (Lord)
Jean Hepple	Phebe (Phebe)
John Normington	Jaques de Boys
Julian Battersby	Forest Lord (Lord)
Maroussia Frank	Court Lady
Michael Ingham	Second Page (Page)
Michael Murray	Forest Lord (Lord)
Narissa Knights	Court Lady
Patsy Byrne	Audrey
Paul Hardwick	Duke Senior
Peter Gill	Silvius
Richard Barr	Forest Lord (Lord)
Roger Swaine	Forest Lord (Lord)
Rosemary Mussell	Court Lady
Russell Hunter	Corin
Sebastian Breaks	Charles
Simon Kentish	First Page (Page)
Tony Church	Duke Frederick
William Wallis	Sir Oliver Martext

Additional Details

Theatre

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

As You Like It

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Production costs: £10.279. The recording took two days.

General

According to the Royal Shakespeare Company Archive, Ian Richardson played both Jaques de Boys and Le Beau in the stage version of this production.

History

The production was originally staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon (opening night 4 July 1961) before it was shown at the Aldwych Theatre in London (press night 10 January 1962).

Stills

http://ahds.ac.uk/ahdscoll/docroot/shakespeare/performancedetails.do?performanceId=11081

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web

https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window

Address

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email

collections@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window

Address

Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW