Cast and Creatives As You Like It Close Celia Fisayo Akinade This is Fisayo's RSC debut Theatre includes: Slave Play (Noel Coward Theatre), The Crucible (National Theatre), The Glow (Royal Court Theatre), The Antipodes (National Theatre), Shipwreck (Almeida), Antony & Cleopatra (National Theatre), The Way Of The World (Donmar Warehouse), Barber Shop Chronicles (National Theatre), Pigs and Dogs (Royal Court Theatre), St Joan (Donmar Warehouse), The Crossing Plays (Royal Court Theatre), The Tempest (The Globe), Barbarians (Young Vic), The Vote (Donmar Warehouse), As You Like It (New Wolsey Theatre) Film includes: Goodbye June, The Personal History of David Copperfield, The Girl With All The Gifts, The Isle Television includes: Showtrial, Foundation, Dangerous Liaisons, Heartstopper, Atlanta, Martin's Close, Silent Witness, A Very English Scandal, In The Dark, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Ordinary Lies, Cucumber, Banana, Fresh Meat Rosalind Jonathan Groff This is Jonathan's RSC debut Jonathan Groff has most recently appeared on Broadway in Just In Time, a jukebox musical inspired by the life of American singer Bobby Darin. In addition to earning Tony Award, Drama Desk, and Drama League Award nominations for his performance, he also serves as a producer on the show. Previously, he earned the Tony Award for his portrayal of Franklin Shephard in the celebrated, award-winning revival of Merrily We Roll Along. The production was filmed by Radical Media and acquired by Sony Pictures Classics and released theatrically at the end of last year. The film, like the stage production, is directed by Maria Friedman and produced by Sonia Friedman. Additional Broadway includes: Hamilton (Tony nomination, Grammy Award), Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), In My Life. Off-Broadway includes: Merrily We Roll Along (Outer Critics Circle Award), Little Shop of Horrors (Outer Critics Circle Award), Hamilton, The Submission, The Bacchae, The Singing Forest, Prayer for My Enemy (Obie Award), Hair, Spring Awakening Television and Film includes: Mindhunter, Looking, Glee, Hamilton (Emmy nomination), Frozen and Frozen II, The Matrix Resurrections, A Nice Indian Boy Previous Next Cast Celia Fisayo Akinade Rosalind Jonathan Groff Creatives Director Daniel Evans Set Designer Anisha Fields Costume Designer Colin Richmond Lighting Designer Ryan Day Movement Director Michela Meazza Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Dramaturg Dr Will Tosh Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon 26 Sep - 7 Nov 2026 Book Tickets Running time: To be confirmed About the play Cast and creatives Related events Assisted Performances Learning More Less About the play Cast and creatives Related events Assisted Performances Learning In This Section About the play Tony Award-winning Jonathan Groff makes his RSC debut as Rosalind in Shakespeare’s most sweet-natured comedy, where love is love – no matter where it falls. Read More Related events Find out more about our production of As You Like It and how it was created, with our series of events. Find out more Assisted Performances Find out about our assisted performances for As You Like It. Find out more Learning Information and Resources for teachers and learners on As You Like It Find out more Merchandise Buy now Past productions There's a rich history of performing this comedy by Shakespeare at the RSC - from the early 20th century to the present day. Read More You may also like
