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As You Like It

American  

noun

  1. a comedy (1599?) by Shakespeare.


As You Like It Cultural  
  1. A comedy by William Shakespeare. Most of the action takes place in the Forest of Arden, to which several members of a duke's court have been banished. The speech “All the world's a stage” is from As You Like It.


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Celebrated British actor Geraldine James thought it was a joke when she was asked to take the lead in the Royal Shakespeare Company's latest production of "As You Like It", a comedy of young love.

From Reuters Jul. 6, 2023

Waddingham also used sign language to welcome former Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis, who was nominated for best supporting actress for As You Like It.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2023

Northern Broadsides, which is currently touring the UK with As You Like It, tells audiences the production company brings its "bold, refreshing style to Shakespeare's most musical and much-loved comedy".

From BBC Mar. 29, 2022

As You Like It A young woman banished from court goes on the lam disguised as a man in Shakespeare’s romantic comedy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2019

"I've heard it said that's why Will Kempe left the company. They say he made off with the book of As You Like It, and sold it to a touring company in Leicester."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

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