All the world's a stage, but particularly the Oxford Playhouse, which is hosting Shakespeare Fortnight.
The two-week summer season starts on June 4, with a student production of As You Like It.
Shunned Ambition takes dramatic inspiration from Kabuki, a popular form of Japanese Noh theatre, with dancing, singing, and Buddhist ideals.
Rosalind, exiled from her uncle's court, disguises herself as a boy and goes to the forest of Arden, where she meets and falls in love with Orlando.
The classic Shakespearean cross-dressing gag is fully exploited with cross-gender casting in this production, in association with Oxford University Drama Society.
The Saturday matinee performance will be followed by a talk with the director, Polly Findlay, and Kabuki specialist Paul Griffith.
A production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, in the second half of Shakespeare Fortnight, takes the production back to its all-male roots.
Shakespeare company Propeller was created by Edward Hall at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury. His aim is to perform Shakespeare with a contemporary edge, to make it more accessible to modern audiences, without tampering with the text.
As You Like It runs until June 8. Tickets £7-£12. A Midsummer Night's Dream is on June 10-14. Tickets £8.50-£21.50. Box office 01865 305305.
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