A joyous and celebratory production of As You Like It will be performed by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men on Wednesday 15th June at 7.00pm, on the green outside the west front of the Cathedral.

The all-male theatre company visited last year with their much acclaimed, sell-out production of Macbeth. They are especially looking forward to the extra layer of fun and intrigue they will bring to this year’s show, when a man playing a woman who is dressed as a man, at times pretends to be a woman!

Peter Stickney, Artistic Director and Producer says,

“As You Like It is a wonderfully warm, funny and rich play. We follow our main characters as they flee or are exiled from the court to set up new lives in the Forest of Arden. There they find love, freedom and, ultimately, happiness. There is clearly much to be said for running away to the countryside and starting again! There will be plenty of songs and laughs, some classic Shakespearean cross-dressing confusion and a spot of wrestling.” 

Then on Thursday 14th July, Quantum Theatre will perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Cloisters. An ‘enchanting and rip-roaringly funny’ production is promised. The story is set on that most dangerous of nights, when fairies are abroad and nothing is as it seems. Four young, unsuspecting, lovers become entangled in their magical affray and soon no mortals are safe in those bewitching woods outside Athens….

For both the shows, audiences of all ages are welcome. Everyone is encouraged to bring a low backed chair or blanket to sit on, a picnic and a drink of something chilled. The performances will go ahead whatever the weather, so check the weather forecast before you come and dress accordingly.

Tickets

As You Like It tickets are available via As You Like It tickets 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream tickets are available via ticketsource.co.uk/Peterborough-Cathedral-Events/t-lyppen