Much Ado About Nothing
“David Tennant and Catherine Tate star as reluctant lovers Benedick and Beatrice in Shakespeare's timeless comedy directed by Josie Rourke”
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Two young lovers, Claudio and Hero, are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile, marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick whose endless witty sparring threatens to keep them apart forever. Directed by Josie Rourke, Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s great plays and reminds us all of the failings and triumphs of the human condition in our never ending search for perfect love.
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14 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jonathan Coy
as Leonato, Governor of Messina
Leo Staar
as Messenger
Catherine Tate
as Beatrice, Leonato's neice
Sarah Macrae
as Hero, Leonato's daughter
Adam James
as Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon
David Tennant
as Benedick
Elliot Levey
as Don John, bastard brother of Don Pedro
Tom Bateman
as Claudio
Anna Farnworth
as Innogen, Leonato's wife
Lee Knight
as Conrade
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