The HandleBards: As You Like It
Friday 4 September 2026 · 7:30pm · £21.73
Tickets are sold on the venue's own site.
Add to calendarPedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK.
Join the troupe at Norwich Theatre Playhouse for a fantastically funny bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’.
What’s the play about? Well – Rosalind and her cousin Celia flee to the Forest of Arden, where they bump into Rosalind’s love interest Orlando. However, Rosalind is disguised as a young man. Cue some local Shepherds getting involved and the stage is set for a wild ride of wooing, hilarious mistaken identity and the odd wrestling match.
The HandleBards are working with Extant and Enhance Facilitator Chris Campion to fully integrate visually impaired access for As You Like It. Performances will be accessible without the need for audio description or adapting the show, thanks to Extant’s tailored approach to integrating access, alongside a bespoke Touch Tour.
We’ll be offering a Touch Tour before the show at 6:30pm and you can book your place once signed in. Accompanying show notes and a digital programme can be downloaded here.
Touch Tour 4 Sep at 6:30pm – available to book here
Norwich Playhouse, 42-58 St Georges Street, Norwich, NR3 1AB
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