As You Like It

The Three Inch Fools are back and rushed off their feet performing one of Shakespeare’s most chaotic comedies. With musical instruments in hand, our hapless troupe of actors hit the road with a production of endless costume changes and confusion.

The Fools take on Shakespeare’s story of rustic revelry in the Forest of Arden. Rosalind and Celia are on the run, Orlando is practising his passionate yet pathetic attempts at poetry, and a cohort of boisterous lords are rubbing shoulders with a company of country bumpkins. Taking on far too many characters between them, we present three exhausted actors trying to pull off this impossible feat. As Shakespeare so famously said: love is merely a madness, and so is this production.

★★★★★ – “So entertaining...laugh-out-loud funny”
★★★★★ – “One of the best Shakespeare plays I’ll ever watch” – The Bristol Post ★★★★★ – “The ultimate British theatrical experience” – Hastings Independent Press

Bring your own blankets, cushions, and camping-chairs and join us on our outdoor adventure at some of the most beautiful and historic landmarks in the UK. Come prepared for the weather - the performance will continue come rain come shine!

Important Information:

As You Like It will be performed in our Home Paddock against the stunning backdrop of West Horsley Place. 

Most suited for adult and older children, but younger children welcome (under 5s go free).

Gates will be open from 5pm to ensure you have time for a wonderful picnic ahead of the performance. Refreshments will also be available on site. 

This performance is an outdoor performance. We recommend that you bring blankets/chairs/cushions etc. to sit on. Come prepared for the weather with warm coats and waterproofs etc, as the performance will continue come rain, come shine! We ask that you don’t bring umbrellas as these can obscure the view for other people in the audience. 6pm start time, picnics welcome from 6 pm. The performance will last approximately 2 hours (+a 20 mi5ute interval). 

We ask that all guests leave the site 30 minutes after the performance ends. 

ACCESS 

Guests who are wheelchair users or have access needs which would make the walk from the visitors car park difficult, should be dropped off on the gravel carriage sweep in front of the manor house for close access to the performance area or a disabled parking space can be booked by contacting us at [email protected]. 

Please advise West Horsley Place if you are a wheelchair user or have any access requirements before the event date. Our car park is a 3 minute walk from the performance area.

As the performance takes place in the home paddock, ground conditions are uneven. 

On arrival follow signs to our carpark. You will then be directed from the car park to the performance area. 

Free tickets for accompanying carers are available, these can only be booked in combination with a ticket holder with access requirements. 

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