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Directed by Jeremy Herrin

Claudio loves Hero and Hero Claudio and nothing seems capable of tearing them apart. Claudio’s friend Benedick loves Beatrice and Beatrice Benedick, but (because neither will admit it) nothing seems capable of bringing them together. Only the intrigues of a resentful prince force Benedick to prove his love for Beatrice – by killing his best friend.

Driven along by a romance all the more charming for being unacknowledged, Much Ado About Nothing is a miracle of comic and dramatic suspense and gives us, in the bantering Beatrice and Benedick, two of Shakespeare’s wittiest, most lovable pair of lovers.

Creative Team

Director: Jeremy Herrin 
Designer: Mike Britton
Composer: Stephen Warbeck

Cast

Eve Best - Beatrice
Joe Caffery - Borachio/Friar
Phil Cumbus - Claudio
Charles Edwards - Benedick
Marcus Griffiths - Conrade
Adrian Hood - Verges
Paul Hunter - Dogberry
Joseph Marcell - Leonato
Lisa McGrillis - Margaret
David Nellist - George Seacoal/Messenger
Matthew Pidgeon - Don John/Sexton
John Stahl - Antonio/Hugh Oatcake
Ewan Stewart - Don Pedro
Ony Uhiara - Hero
Helen Weir - Ursula

 Discover the Play

Subscribe to official podcasts from the 2011 cast, as they share their experiences of joining this production and how they are approaching the play and their roles:

- Eve Best: Beatrice
- Phil Cumbus: Claudio
- Charles Edwards: Benedick
- Paul Hunter: Dogberry
- Matthew Pidgeon: Don John
- Ewan Stewart: Don Pedro
- Ony Uhiara: Hero