Much Ado

Synopsis: Feature film based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, written and directed by Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare and Hillary Shakespeare (billed as ‘The Shakespeare Sisters’). This contemporary adaptation sees a local Rugby team descend on Leonato’s home when their bus breaks down. His niece Beatrice is not happy to see that her ex-boyfriend Benedick is one of the players.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 2022
Duration: 116 mins

History: Had its premiere on 1 April 2022 at the Genesis Cinema in London followed by a screening at the Cinequest Film Festival in the USA. Released in the UK on 24 April 2023.

Shakespeare, "Much Ado". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79775 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)

Emma Beth Jones	Beatrice
Johnny Lucas	Benedick
Luke Hunter	Claudio
James McClelland	Pedro (Don Pedro)
Sean Micallef	Dogberry
Anya Rivers	Margaret
Ed Francis	Conrade
Harish Goutam	Friar Francis
Jack Boal	John (Don John)
Jack Purkis	Verges
Jody Larcombe	Hero
Joseph Emms	Balthasar
Michael Otteson	George Seacole (Watchman 1 (Seacole))
Nils Behling	Borachio
Peter Saracen	Leonato
Rory Hardisty	Hugh Otecake (Watchman 2 (Oatcake))
Tani Toluwa	Ursula
Toby Wynn-Davies	Antonio

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