Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

160 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 16, 2011

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.

Much Ado About Nothing

160 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 16, 2011

Much Ado About Nothing
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.
IMDb rating 8.5
Producers
Original title Much Ado About Nothing
Directors Robert Delamere, Josie Rourke
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

David Tennant

as Benedick

Catherine Tate

as Beatrice

Adam James

as Don Pedro

Elliot Levey

as Don John

Tom Bateman

as Claudio

Jonathan Coy

as Leonato

Enzo Squillino Jr.

as Balthasar / Sexton

Alex Beckett

as Borachio

Sarah MacRae

as Hero

John Ramm

as Dogberry

Clive Hayward

as Hugh Oatcake / Friar Francis

Leo Staar

as Messenger

Anna Farnworth

as Innogen

Lee Knight

as Conrade

Natalie Thomas

as Margaret

Mike Grady

as Verges

Nicholas Lumley

as George Seacoal

Joshua Berg

as Titus