The company of As You Like It


Rutland Herald:
"Delightful humor is as light as meringue"
"Natural storytelling and the actors' colorful characterizations...the physical comedy was understated and added immeasurably to the production's charm. It was a very quick two and a half hours - with lots of laughs and some thoroughly enjoyable tears."

Brattleboro Reformer:
"Seldom been given such a marvelous production. With a cast seemingly born to their roles, a simple but expressive set, gorgeous costumes, charming original music and evocative lighting, "As You Like It" is a knockout."
"With Brendon Fox's direction the play (set in early 20th century Ireland) brims with delight from the beginning to the final closing dance. It is a testament to how love can be both delicious and foolish in the same breath."

Manchester Journal:
"Accessible, disarming and thoroughly enjoyable"
"The entire company spoke all of the speeches, as Hamlet once urged, "trippingly on the tongue," but it was how naturally and in context even the oft-quoted lines such as Jacques’s observation that "all the world’s a stage" were delivered that gave particular delight. Director Brendon Fox, aware that some of the references to the gods that might have had ‘em in the aisles in 1600 might not resonate today, highlighted the comedic moments that would."