This summer, a new production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing brings a riotous garden party to the Globe Theatre.
April 1945, Northern Italy. Following years of war, Leonata and her daughters reopen their battle-scarred palazzo for a celebration to welcome the partisan soldiers back from recent hard-fought victories.
Young lovers Hero and Claudio and proud singletons Beatrice and Benedick have their limits tested like never before in a wild mix of games, pranks and mischievous plots.
‘I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me.’ – Act I, scene 1.
Lucy Bailey directs, her previous shows at the Globe include her smash-hit production of Titus Andronicus in 2014, Macbeth (2010), Timon of Athens (2008), and Comus for the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in 2016.
Globe Theatre, Bankside, SE1 from until October 23rd. Mon – Sat 7.30pm. Matinees varied. Admission: £5 – £62.
Booking: www.shakespearesglobe.com