Much ADO about Nothing
Shakespeare, William / Macfadden, Gary / Barratt, Cate / Barrans, Linda / Weyman, Alan / Bilson, Catherine / Morgan, Pj / Murray, Kendra / Burlinson, John / Rachel, Lillian / Anglade, Claudia / Full Cast, A. / Altman, Ron / Faye, Emma / Brown, Dara
Much Ado About Nothing appears to have been written around 1599, shortly before As You Like It and Twelfth Night. The action combines two narrative threads: the spirited comedy of the courtship of Benedick and Beatrice, and the sombre tale of confused love between Hero and Claudio. The first is a creation by Shakespeare and the second appears to have been drawn from an Italian source, either by Bandello or Ariosto.The action takes place in Mes...