Young at heart: England's Royal Shakespeare Company redefines age

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At 72, Geraldine James is taking up a new lead role on stage, playing Rosalind in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of ‘As You Like It.’ The theater company hopes to advance the anti-ageist cause

Actors James Hayes and Geraldine James perform during a production of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It", at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, Britain, June 16, 2023. Ellie Kurttz RSC/Handout via REUTERS

Playing at the Royal Shakespeare Company's home in Stratford, central England, until Aug. 5, the production is in step with a trend for experimental casting - last year Britain's Ian McKellan, now 84, played the student prince Hamlet. It also advances the anti-ageist cause dear to the hearts of many actors.

James' experience ranges from performing in Richard Attenborough’s 1980s film "Gandhi" to Netflix series "Anne with an E", as well as previous Shakespearean roles.

 

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