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Reviews for Much Ado About Nothing
By Amy Somensky Dec 21, 2007, 3:11 GMT
Promise of a masked ball hastens the men from battle to the festive house of Leonato, where beautiful, wealthy young Hero catches the eye of Claudio, the dashing soldier. Instantly attracted to each other, they rush into marriage. There is no such hurry for seasoned singles Beatrice and Benedick, whose scorn for love and penchant for verbal sparring provoke their scheming friends to plot a happy ending. ...more
London: Here is a selection of reviews for the National Theatre production of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing which is now playing at the Olivier:
Variety
What's On Stage.com
Evening Standard
Guardian
Telegraph
Headlining the comedy is Zoe Wanamaker as Beatrice and Simon Russell Beale as Benedick. The rest of the cast includes John Burgess as Antonio, Susannah Fielding as Hero, Oliver Ford Davies as Leonato, Daniel Hawksford as Claudio, Maggie McCarthy as Ursula, Julian Wadham as Don Pedro, and Mark Addy as Dogberry.
The creative team includes set design by Vicki Mortimer, lighting Design by Mark Henderson, and music by Rachel Portman. Nicholas Hytner directs.
Press notes for the play read as follows: Promise of a masked ball hastens the men from battle to the festive house of Leonato, where beautiful, wealthy young Hero catches the eye of Claudio, the dashing soldier. Instantly attracted to each other, they rush into marriage. There is no such hurry for seasoned singles Beatrice and Benedick, whose scorn for love and penchant for verbal sparring provoke their scheming friends to plot a happy ending.
For Much Ado About Nothing tickets visit www.nationaltheatre.org.uk.
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