As You Like It at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch

Queens Theatre Hornchurch in partnership with the National Theatre presentA musical adaptation of William ShakespearesAs You Like ItAdapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie WooleryMusic and lyrics by Shaina TaubA timeless story of chance encountersFollowing triumphant performances of Pericles at the National Theatre in summer 2018, the next Public Acts production, a musical adaptation of As You Like It, heads to Hornchurch.Forced from their homes, Orlando, Duke Senior, his daughter Rosalind and niece Ceila, escape to the Forest of Arden, a fantastical place where all are welcomed and embraced. Lost amidst the trees, they find community and acceptance under the starsThis UK premiere sees more than one hundred community members, professional actors, and performance groups from across London, come together for this magical tale of faithful friends, feuding families and lovers in disguise.With a score ranging from calypso to pop, Broadway to soul, fall under loves spell for a landmark moment in the history of Queens Theatre Hornchurch and Londons summer theatre for 2019, not to be missed!Public Acts community partners:Body & SoulBromley by Bow CentreCoramDABDThe Faith & Belief ForumHASWAOpen AgeThames ReachQueen's Community Group Public Acts is the National Theatres new initiative to create extraordinary acts of theatre and community.Public Acts is inspired by Public Works, the Public Theaters ground-breaking programme in New York.

Authors

• William Shakespeare