A SPARKLING Shakespearean comedy is coming to the south lawn of a National Trust home this summer.

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men invite you to join them for their performance of As You Like It at Kingston Lacy on Thursday, July 28.

Separately, Rosalind and her dear friend Celia, the noble Orlando, and the usurped Duke Senior and his courtiers get banished and set up new lives in the Forest of Arden. Free from the constraints of their former lives lovers tussle, wits and fools spar, familial bonds are challenged, and everyone wrestles with what it really means to be yourself.

In exile they become exultant as true love and true identity is found in the forest. This rustic romp packed with music, laughs, cross-dressing confusion and a dash of wrestling will keep you smiling to the last.

One of the UK’s finest touring theatre companies present this great play as Shakespeare first saw it performed - in the open air, by an all male cast and with Elizabethan costumes, music and dance.

Pack a picnic to enjoy from 6pm before the performance begins at 7pm. Call 0333 666 3366 for tickets.