Simon Lipkin leads cast of As You Like It at Southwark Playhouse

Casting has just been announced for William Shakespeare's As You Like It at Southwark Playhouse which is being staged to co-incide with the Bard's 450th birthday.

Simon Lipkin (Avenue Q, Rock of Ages, I Can't Sing) will play Touchstone, Sally Scott (Sense and Sensibility, Watermill and Boeing Boeing) will play Rosalind, Steven Crossley (The Vertical Hour, Broadway, Measure for Measure, National Theatre and Complicite) will play Duke Frederick and Harry Livingstone (nominated for Best Newcomer at the Manchester Theatre Awards for The Glass Menagerie) playing Orlando lead the cast.

They are joined by Richard Albrecht (Paddington Bear the Movie, My Child), Dominic Gerrard (Propeller’s The Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and Kaisa Hammarlund (A Little Night Music , Cabaret and Sunday in the Park with George, Wyndham’s).

All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players.

A brilliant comedy about love, wrestling and sheep.

Rosalind, daughter of a duke banished by his own brother, is forced into exile by her despotic uncle. With only her spectacular wit and her loyal cousin Celia and servant Touchstone to support her, she is forced to disguise herself as a man and enter the Forest of Arden searching for her father.

When the love of her life, Orlando, also on the run in the forest, doesn’t recognise her, Rosalind decides to teach him the truth about love.

As You Like It is produced by Peter Huntley Productions and W14 Productions and is directed by Derek Bond.

Book tickets for As You Like It at Southwark Playhouse. Season runs 18th September - 18th October 2014. Box Office 020 7407 0234