As She Likes It

<p><em>As She Likes It</em> is the first attempt to tackle head on the enduring question of how to perform those unruly women at the centre of Shakespeare's comedies.<br> Unique amongst both Shakespearian and feminist studies <em>As She Likes It</em> asks how gender politics affects the production to the comedies and how gender is represented both in the text and on the stage. Penny Gay takes a fascinating look at the way <em>Twelfth Night The Taming of the Shrew Much Ado About Nothing As You Like It</em> and <em>Measure for Measure</em> have been staged over the last half a century when perceptions of gender roles have undergone massive changes. She also interrogates rigorously but thoughtfully the relationship between a male theatrical establishment and a burgeoning feminist approach to performance.<br> As illuminating for practitioners as it will be enjoyable and useful for students <em>As She Likes It</em> will be critical reading for anyone interested in women's experience of theatre.</p>