SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A video recording of the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre’s all-female 2004 production of Much Ado About Nothing directed by Tamara Harvey with Yolanda Vasquez as Beatrice and Josie Lawrence as Benedick.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2004

Duration

200 incl intervals.

Credits

Director

Tamara Harvey

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

William Lyons

Production Design

Paul Burgess

Cast

Yolanda Vazquez	Beatrice
Josie Lawrence	Benedick
Ann Ogbomo	Claudio
Belinda Davison	Don Pedro
Sarah Woodward	Dogberry
Gabrielle Reidy	Borachio
Hannah Barrie	Conrade
Joy Richardson	Watchman (2)
Joy Richardson	Margaret
Joyce Henderson	Balthasar
Joyce Henderson	Watchman (1)
Jules Melvin	Verges
Lucy Campbell	Sexton
Lucy Campbell	Ursula
Mariah Gale	Hero
Melvin Jules	Friar Francis
Penelope Beaumont	Leonato
Penelope Dimond	Antonio
Penelope Dimond	Watchman (3)
Rachel Sanders	Don John

Additional Details

Theatre

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Much Ado About Nothing

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-female casts

Notes

Notes

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre makes several recordings of a single production, using three fixed cameras, to enable practitioners and researchers to observe how the play has developed during the run.

History

The play ran 23 May-26 September 2004 (press night June 2) in the Star-Crossed Lovers season.

Reviews

Brian Clover, Much Ado About Nothing in http://www.curtainup.com/muchadoglobe.html. Review based on 9 June 2004 performance.

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact

Librarian

Email

library@shakespearesglobe.com

Web

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 7902 1433

Fax

+44 (0) 7902 1401

Address

21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT