Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

David Tennant and Catherine Tate star as reluctant lovers Benedick and Beatrice in Shakespeare's timeless comedy directed by Josie Rourke

2011 · 160 min · ★ 8.3 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Robert Delamere

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Cast

David Tennant Benedick
Catherine Tate Beatrice
Adam James Don Pedro
Elliot Levey Don John
Tom Bateman Claudio
Jonathan Coy Leonato
Enzo Squillino Jr. Balthasar / Sexton
Alex Beckett Borachio
Sarah MacRae Hero
John Ramm Dogberry
Clive Hayward Hugh Oatcake / Friar Francis
Hannah Warren-Green Maria

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