AS YOU LIKE IT
by William Shakespeare
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
The show might very well be this year's revelation. A classic text is transposed into very original images by an exceptional team of actors. The acting is both energetic and refined and balanced, going beyond traditional constraints.
Baricada - Geo Vasile
MIC Theatre
1996
Directed by
Nona Ciobanu
Set design:
Iulian Bălțătescu, Nona Ciobanu
Costumes:
Mihaela Ivanov
Light design and music:
Iulian Bălțătescu
Photos
Radu Sigheti
Poster and leaflet design
Gabriel Decebal Cojoc
Musical arrangement:
Cristian Tarnovețchi, Constantin Fleancu
Foto Gallery
Cast
Duke, living in exile
Radu Amzulescu
Frederick, his Brother, Usurper of his dominions
Papil Panduru
Amiens
Mitică Popescu
Jacques
Gheorghe Visu
Orlando
Cristian Iacob
Rosalinda
Cătălina Mustaţă
Celia
Simona Mihăescu
Corin
Sorin Medeleni
Phebe
Adriana Schiopu
Silvius
Emil Hoștină
Le Beau
Ion Lupu
Charles
Vitalie Bantaș
Oliver
Constantin Florescu /Radu Zetu
Adam
Nicolae Pomoje
Audrey
Liliana Pană
Touchstone
Iulian Bălțătescu
Sir Oliver Martext / William
Avram Birău
Hymen
Dan Morariu
Frederick's guard
Emil Hoștină,
Vitalie Bantaș,
Radu Zetu,
Peter Kubaszky,
Mihai Ieremia
Hymen's retinue
Constantin Bobeiu, George Tudor
The Ostrich
Sebastian Lupu, Niculae Ieremciuc
Awards
Reviews
The show has rhythm, imagination and first-rate humor. It is visually stunning (up to the point where one feels one is contemplating slides from the playwright's museum in Stratford-upon-Avon). The folk music- the granddaughter of minstrelsy-magnifies Jacques's melancholy. Even now and then, we come across textual interplay, sometimes connoting the presidential campaign. The tender and compassionate irony that Nona Ciobanu has for characters like Phoebe or the lad who is infatuated with her is a proof of her post-modern approach to theatre.
Teatrul Azi - lulian Baicus
With "As You Like It" the young Nona Ciobanu makes a triumphant comeback at the Mic Theatre. She is assisted by Iulian Baltatescu (set design, lights and music) and Mihaela Ivanonv (costumes). Their imaginative and poetic show proves a remarkable visual coherence. Its gracefulness is a generous response to the playful spirit of Shakespeare's theatre. The actors are enjoying themselves on stage, thus achieving self-confidence. Nona Ciobanu's theatrical discourse -exclamation and meditation- sets off the idea that the world viewed as a stage evolves from playfulness to self-actualization.
Express Magazin - Ion Parhon
The most remarkable quality of Nona Ciobanu's new show - in the attempt to read Shakespeare as clearly as possible without any meaningless - would be the profound creativity. Iulian Baltatescu's contribution as composer, set and light designer is essential to the success of this production.
Rampa - Alice Georgescu
In " As You Like It", we discover Nona Ciobanu's talent at its best, her creativity and imagination. She has an obvious penchant for lyrical comedy and the capacity to render it comprehensible. Even though the performance has its ups and downs one can grasp the elements of a very personal style, as it was also the case with "Love for Three Oranges". Nona Ciobanu's originality stems from her subtlety in devising the vision of a modern fairy-tale. Iulian Baltatescu is a very inspired set and light designer, having an acute sense for pictorial description. Whatever the analytic standpoint, the show is beautiful.
Curierul National Magazin - Valentin Silvestru
The show might very well be this year's revelation. A classic text is transposed into very original images by an exceptional team of actors. The acting is both energetic and refined balanced, going beyond traditional constraints.
Baricada - Geo Vasile
Poetry, parody, qui-pro-quo, ritual play - all in a show which blends comic and dramatic qualities.
Actualitatea - Silvia Cazacu
As You Like It" - a play to suit every taste!