Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ coming to the Theatre Royal
Northern Broadsides & New Vic Theatre Feb 2019 Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Directed by Conrad Nelson Designer Liz Evans Lighting Designer Daniella Beattie Music Director Bex Hughes Robin Simpson/Benedick Isobel Middleton/Beatrice Sarah Kameela-Impey/Hero Linford Jonhson/Claudio Matt Rixon/Pedro Simeon Truby/Leonato Sophia Hatfield/Margaret Anthony Hunt/Borachio Rachel Hammond/Ursula Heather Phoenix/Conrade Andrew Whitehead/Antonio David Nellist/Dogberry Robert Wade/Balthazar Richard J Fletcher/Don John James McClean/Messenger ©NOBBY CLARK +44(0)7941-515770 +44(0)20-7274-2105 nobby@nobbyclark.co.uk
Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds is welcoming Northern Broadsides back with “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare, next month.
Told in true Northern Broadsides style and transposed to the end of World War Two, Shakespeare’s glorious romantic comedy is sure to capture the hearts of the audience.
Six long years of war are finally over.
Returning soldiers swap the booming battlefield for a landscape of love, masked balls and much-needed laughter. Two young dreamers (Hero and Claudio) fall head over heels, while two others (Benedick and Beatrice) resume their combative courtship. As faithful friends plot romance and a vengeful brother plots destruction, can true love conquer all, or will whispers and rumour win out?
The cast comprises of raft of actors including Richard J Fletcher (“Oh! What A Lovely War”, Oldham Coliseum) as Don John; Rachel Hammond (“Babe: The Sheep Pig’) as Ursula; Sophia Hatfield (“When We Were Married’, Northern Broadsides) as Margaret; Anthony Hunt (“The Commitments”, West End and “Hard Times”, Northern Broadsides) as Borachio; Sarah Kameela Impey (“The Tempest”, RSC and “Pinocchio”, National Theatre) as Hero; Linford Johnson (“The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice”, Park Theatre, “War Horse”, National Theatre and “Showboat”, Sheffield Crucible) as Claudio; James McClean (“New Tricks”, Bolton Octagon) as Messenger; Isobel Middleton (Anna Tregorran in “The Archers”, BBC Radio 4, “Emmerdale” and “Cracker”, ITV and “Eric, Ernie and EastEnders”, BBC) as Beatrice; David Nellist (“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” and “War Horse”, National Theatre and “Sherlock”, BBC) as Dogberry; Heather Phoenix (“The Rivals”, Theatre by the Lake) as Conrade: Matt Rixon (“Hairspray”, UK Tour and “Around The World In 80 Days”, New Vic/Royal Exchange) as Don Pedro; Robin Simpson (“Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Macbeth”, Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre) as Benedick; Simeon Truby (“The Pitman Painters”, New Vic Theatre) as Leonato; Robert Wade (“Cyrano”, Northern Broadsides) as Balthazar and Andrew Whitehead (“An August Bank Holiday Lark”, Northern Broadsides) as Antonio/Friar.
“Much Ado About Nothing” has seven performances at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, from Tuesday to Saturday, April 2 to 6, including a captioned performance on April 6, at 3pm.
Tickets are on sale at the Box Office, call 01284 769505, book online at www.theatreroyal.org/shows/much-ado-about-nothing-2/ or visit the theatre in person.