Driftwood Players Present
A Sunshine Coast Community Shakespeare Project of
As You Like It
July 2-11, 2026

Artwork by Serena J. Trinder
"All the world's a stage." Shakespeare's popular pastoral comedy about love, disguises, swapped gender roles, and banishment into the woods comes to the Sunshine Coast this summer! A community volunteer effort, with a cast of 22 actors age 13-91, accompanied by live Renaissance music from the .
Read about us in the Coast Reporter
Read our interview with the Sunshine Coast Foundation
Watch our lovely rehearsal trailer video on our Facebook page
Watch the video of our entire show: https://vimeo.com/1209470011/0d53b4379d
Learn more about As You Like It and its music, and read our cast and crew biographies
"Congratulations on mounting another fine show from the Shakespeare catalogue! I enjoyed seeing all the characters on stage and was so impressed with the movement, the memory work, the music, the costumes, and of course, the lighting! The backstage folks did a fine job as well. I hope everyone is very proud!” - Sara Douglas, Director, Coast Music Theatre
Huge thanks to all 800+ audience members who attended our five shows in the Rockwood Pavilion, 5511 Shorncliffe Ave, Sechelt. Ticket proceeds will benefit the Bev Shaw Literacy Fund.

As We Liked It Concert - Fri Sep 18th, 2026!
The Fairy Band will play all the Renaissance music from our show, As You Like It, in concert on Friday September 18th, 7 pm, at Living Faith Lutheran Church, 4607 Whitaker Rd, Davis Bay. Informal; admission by donation. We will present the Big Cheque of our donation to the Bev Shaw Literacy Fund. We might even reveal next year’s show! All are welcome.

Learn more about us, about As You Like It, and about our past productions of Twelfth Night and Midsummer Night's Dream. Many thanks to our nonprofit producer, Driftwood Players!
Sunshine Coast Community Shakespeare Project
coastshakespeare ( at ) gmail.com
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We are fortunate and grateful to work and play in ch'atlich (Sechelt), on the unceded ancestral lands of the shíshálh Nation.