As You Like It (1623)

Author
William Shakespeare
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£32,418 13s 9d £5,604 19s 6d (17.3%) £26,813 14s 3d (82.7%)
1732 - 1809
£32,418 13s 9d - (100%) £5,604 19s 6d (17.3%) £26,813 14s 3d (82.7%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
288 82 206
1732 - 1809
288 82 206
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
11 Jan 1779 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Wonders of Derbyshire, The Coopers No Yes No £285 5s N/A N/A
24 Sep 1779 Covent Garden As You Like It, Midas, The Dockyard, Dance of Forresters No No No £142 19s 6d 100% N/A
17 Dec 1779 Covent Garden As You Like It, The Two Misers, The Dockyard, Dance of Forresters No No No £111 18s 30% N/A
28 Jan 1780 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Critic, The Sportsman Deceived No No No £173 5s 6d 48% N/A
07 Apr 1780 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Quaker, He's Aye Kissing Me No No Yes £201 12s 47% N/A
02 May 1780 Drury Lane As You Like It, Fortunatus, The Savoyards, Allemande, Minuet No No Yes £163 11s 23% N/A
05 Oct 1780 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Critic or A Tragedy Rehears'd, The Butterfly No No Yes £236 3s 6d N/A N/A
20 Oct 1780 Drury Lane As You Like It, Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs, The Force of Love No No No £90 12s 34% N/A
22 Jan 1782 Covent Garden As You Like It, The Choice of Harlequin, The Double Surprise, Dance of Foresters No No No £194 17s 61% N/A
11 Apr 1782 Drury Lane As You Like It, Robinson Crusoe, The Distress'd Lovers No No No £103 12s 34% N/A
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