Much Ado About Nothing
- Synopsis
- Video recording of the play directed by Gerald Freedman for the 1988 New York Shakespeare Festival. Kevin Kline is Benedick and Blythe Danner is Beatrice.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 30 Jul 1988
- Duration
- 163 mins
Credits
- Director
- Gerald Freedman
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- John Morris
- Production Design
- John Ezell
- Costume
- Theoni V. Aldredge
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Delacorte Theater, Central Park, New York City
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 19th Century
- Plays
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); New York Shakespeare Festival
Notes
- Notes
- Staged as part of the Shakespeare Marathon 1987-1998.
- Reviews
- Frank Rich, New York Times (July 15, 1988).
Archive
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- toft@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 (212) 870-1642
- Fax
- (212) 8701868
- Address
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Much Ado About Nothing". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77356 (Accessed 04 Nov 2025)