Much Ado About Nothing
This item is only available for Canadian orders.Catalogue Number: SSFC08
Producer: Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada
Subject: Arts, Drama, English, Literature, Social Issues, Social Sciences
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2024
Running Time: 158:27
The story follows Beatrice and Benedick, two quick-witted and sarcastic individuals who are happily single, but whose friends believe they would make a great romantic match. Set in the Early Modern world, an era of ever-changing attitudes towards marriage and power, the play presents a society at once filled with progressive feminist impulses and countervailing forces rooted in traditional patriarchal values. With his astonishing wit and insight, Shakespeare explores the complexities that underlie these growing social tensions.
Setting: Southern Italy, Elizabethan period.
“Chris Abraham casts new light on a Shakespeare comedy by reading it through a contemporary lens” – Toronto Star
“Graham Abbey perfectly matches Maev Beaty as her verbal sparring partner and true-love-all-along” – Toronto Star
“two brilliant actors lock wits” – Toronto Star
“Abbey’s Benedick hilariously casts the audience as his scene partner” – Toronto Star
“Beaty builds layer after layer of her performance as a fiercely intelligent, vulnerable woman” – Toronto Star
THE GLOBE AND MAIL“Critic’s Pick” – The Globe and Mail
“Abbey and Beaty are wonderful” – The Globe and Mail
“exceedingly high quality performances” – The Globe and Mail
"a shoo-in for future lists of all-time greatest Stratford shows.” – The Globe and Mail
VILLAGE MEDIA“five-star entertainment” – Village Media
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