Shakespeare- Love's Labour's Won -Much Ado About Nothing-

Autumn 1918. A group of soldiers returns from the trenches. The world weary Benedick and his friend Claudio find themselves reacquainted with Beatrice and Hero. As memories of conflict give way to a life of parties and masked balls, Claudio and Hero fall madly, deeply in love, while Benedick and Beatrice reignite their own rather more combative courtship. Shakespeare's comic romance plays out amidst the brittle high spirits of a post-war house party, as youthful passions run riot, lovers are deceived and happiness is threatened before peace ultimately wins out.

Press Reviews "This is the most blissfully entertaining and emotionally involving RSC offering I ve seen in ages. " (The Daily Telegraph) "This is, in its entirety, an endeavour that sings: poignant, impassioned and gorgeous ... Brilliantly comic...extraordinarily powerful" (The Times) "A marvel...immaculately co-ordinated." (The Daily Mail) "These productions are a joy...Edward Bennett and Michelle Terry make a splendid pairing." (The Sunday Times) "This imaginative pairing makes total sense. If love is thwarted in the first play, it is triumphantly fulfilled in the second." (The Guardian) CastSam Alexander (Don John)David Horovitch (Leonato)Edward Bennett (Benedick)Michelle Terry (Beatrice)Tunji Kasim (Claudio )Chris Nayak (Borachio)Flora Spencer-Longhurst (Hero)Nick Haverson (Dogberry) Stage Director: Christopher LuscombeDesigner: Simon Higlett Catalogue Number: OA1186DDate of Performance: 2014Aspect Ratio: 16:9 AnamorphicLabel: Opus Arte