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As You Like It
• directed by Maureen Rutter
February 1967
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed As You Like It in February 1967.
Set designs
The set for this production was designed by Gerry Armytage; an original drawing can be seen here.
Cast
| Duke Senior, in banishment in the Forest of Arden | Edward Lakeland |
| Duke Frederick, his brother, usurper of the kingdom | Len Sheldon |
| Amiens, a Lord attending Duke Senior | Philip McKeswick |
| Jaques, a Lord attending Duke Senior | Arthur Cockerill |
| Le Beau, a courtier | Gerald Beaumont |
| Charles, a wrestler | Anthony E. Jones |
| Oliver, son of Sir Rowland de Boys | Malcolm Brown |
| Jacques, son of Sir Rowland de Boys | David Brown |
| Orlando, son of Sir Rowland de Boys | Gerry Armytage |
| Adam, servant to Oliver | Arthur Ridley |
| Dennis, servant to Oliver | Christopher Bramham |
| Touchstone, a clown | Jack Clark |
| Sir Oliver Martext, a vicar | Geoffrey Balance |
| Corin, a shepherd | Bill Rogerson |
| Silvius, a shepherd | Richard Hodges |
| William, a country fellow | Anthony E. Jones |
| Hymen | Bill Rogerson |
| Rosalind, daughter to Duke Senior | Josephine Ward |
| Celia, daughter to Duke Frederick | Janet Hanson |
| Phebe, a shepherdess | Patricia Appleson |
| Audrey, a country girl | Gwen Hart |
| Lords, Pages, Forresters | Pauline Eyre |
| Katie Rutter | |
| Bob France | |
| Iain Neighbour |
Backstage team
| Director | Maureen Rutter |
| Settings Designed by | Gerry Armytage |
| Costumes Designed by | Kay Park |
| Scenic Artist | Fred Mower |
| Lighting Effects | Gerry Armytage |
| Stage Manager | James Boyer |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Christine Laskey |
| Properties | Maureen Mainey |
| Karen Stenard | |
| Pat Clark | |
| Prompters | Mary Bradley |
| Christine Dalton | |
| Wardrobe | Lesley Norton |
| Sheila Johnson | |
| Elaine Cooper | |
| Doreen Parker | |
| Wardrobe Director | Betty Triggs |
| Box Office | Hazel Irving |
| John Pemberton | |
| Front of House | Sidney Irving |
| Eric Parker |
Archive documents
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
Add to the archive
We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of As You Like It, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Other productions
Leeds Arts Centre has also performed As You Like It on other occasions, in 1987 and 1955 – more details of those productions can be found by following these links to their pages in this archive.
