A new staging of As You Like It will challenge stereotypes of ageing, said the RSC.
BBC News, West MidlandsVeteran stars of stage and screen, including Geraldine James and Celia Bannerman, will perform in As You Like It in Stratford-upon-Avon from 17 June.
The RSC said the production, which typically depicts young love, will challenge preconceptions around ageing.Image source,Seasoned RSC performers Michael Bertenshaw, left, will play Oliver and Malcolm Sinclair, Orlando "There's something really powerful in rediscovering the themes of freedom and love from the perspective of older age," Mr Elerian added.
Actress Geraldine James makes her RSC debut in the role of the heroine Rosalind, with Malcolm Sinclair playing opposite as Orlando.Audiences will see the stage set as a rehearsal room, with performers sharing memories of a long-gone production of As You Like It, scripts in hand.As You Like It is Olivier award-nominated director Omar Elerian's first RSC production
Four younger actors will "act as understudies as well as participating in the act of conjuring the memory of this long gone production," the director said.
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