This vibrant and colourful production transposes Shakespeare’s vivacious, and at times unsettling, comedy of love and deceit to an Indian setting.
Much Ado About Nothing is directed by Iqbal Khan whose credits include Broken Glass (Tricycle Theatre, 2011) and The Killing of Sister George (Arts Theatre, 2011). Actress, comedienne, writer and singer, Meera Syal, will play Beatrice opposite Paul Bhattacharjee as Benedick.
Shakespeare's roller coaster romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing brings Beatrice, Benedick, and a full cast of characters to area audiences in a full-length production opening July 15 at the Madison Country Day School amphitheater in Waunakee with performances through July 24.
Madison Shakespeare Company today announced the summer outdoor programming for its 10th anniversary season. Shakespeare's Lovers In June will be performed June 4 and 5, and the anchor production of Much Ado About Nothing will be presented July 15-24.
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival (Tom Ridgely, Producing Artistic Director) announced today that its 22nd Shakespeare in the Park production will be Much Ado About Nothing. Find out how to get tickets.
Sir Kenneth Branagh appeared yesterday on The Graham Norton Show, talking about his performance as Francis of Assisi in which he had to take off his clothes. Much to his dismay, his grandmother was in the audience.
Today, Red Bull Theater announced a very special benefit reading of Ben Jonson’s classic comedy, Volpone, or The Fox directed by Jesse Berger, Red Bull’s Founder and Artistic Director. First produced by Red Bull Theater in 2012, this new version will feature emendations & elaborations by director Berger and playwright Jeffrey Hatcher.
With all of this time in a room by myself, I’ve turned to the old standby, dream castings, to occupy my time. And let me tell you—I would pay good money to see any of these shows. So, without further ado, here are just a few of the castings I’ve dreamt up during quarantine.
Midsommer Flight, a company that has been presenting high quality, accessible productions of Shakespeare’s plays in Chicago’s parks since 2012, today announced a series of three virtual panel discussions addressing some of the theatre industry’s most challenging topics, to be held on three successive Tuesdays in February 2021.
Theatre Company of Boston returns to the (virtual) stage this fall with William Shakespeare's timeless comedy Much Ado About Nothing, directed and adapted by Bryn Boice. The show will be performed live online at 7:30pm on Saturday, Nov. 14, Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 and also at 4:00pm on Sunday, Nov. 15.
Hub Theatre Company of Boston returns to the (virtual) stage this fall with William Shakespeare's timeless comedy Much Ado About Nothing, directed and adapted by Bryn Boice.
As the coronavirus crisis has continued to escalate, Producing Artistic Director Beth Wolf and the entire Midsommer Flight Board of Directors in consultation have determined to postpone the Directors Flight workshop performance of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING indefinitely.
Actress/Playwright Terra Taylor Knudson is about to open her award-winning solo show Willy's Lil Virgin Queen at the Garage Theatre in Long Beach after Labor Day. In our conversation she talks about why Shakespeare's work is so important to her and gives welcome advice to our readers on how to fully understand and appreciate him more.
Actress/Playwright Terra Taylor Knudson is about to open her award-winning solo show Willy's Lil Virgin Queen at the Garage Theatre in Long Beach after Labor Day. In our conversation she talks about why Shakespeare's work is so important to her and gives welcome advice to our readers on how to fully understand and appreciate him more.
Willy's Lil Virgin Queen sounds delightful. Tell us about how you and Shakespeare first got acquainted.
TTK: I grew up in Bouldeilly's Lil Virgin Queen sounds delightful. Tell us about how you and Shakespeare first got acquainted.
TTK: I grew up in Boulde
Over the course of each Broadway season, unexpected and unique storylines inevitably pop up. This morning, with the announcement of the 2019 Tony Award nominations, a number of new narratives have come to life.
Shakespeare Theatre Company's Artistic Director Michael Kahn invites theatre-lovers to a series of intimate conversations about life in the D.C. theatre scene as he prepares to retire from the STC stage. Open, unrehearsed, and off the record, invited speakers will swap anecdotes and share memories about Michael Kahn's 33-years at Shakespeare Theatre Company. Following his career trajectory, the discussions will focus on three distinct eras in STC's history by mapping D.C.'s changing theatre scene. The first Michael Kahn and Friends: Off the Record will focus on the formation of The Shakespeare Theatre Company in its first location: Folger Theatre (1986-1992).
Due to popular demand, Haven Theatre, in association with About Face Theatre, announces one additional week of performances of is hit Midwest premiere musical THE TOTAL BENT
Incoming Artistic Director Simon Godwin today announces Shakespeare Theatre Company's 2019-2020 Season. Godwin's debut season highlights his artistic aspirations for the company to create high quality, exciting, inclusive theatre. Godwin states, This is not my season, but ours, everybody's season.
Haven Theatre, in association with About Face Theatre, presents the Midwest premiere of THE TOTAL BENT, a dynamic new rock show about fathers, sons, social upheaval and the choice between salvation and selling out.
Haven Theatre, in association with About Face Theatre, presents the Midwest premiere of THE TOTAL BENT, a dynamic new rock show about fathers, sons, social upheaval and the choice between salvation and selling out.
Haven Theatre, in association with About Face Theatre, is pleased to announce casting for its Midwest premiere of THE TOTAL BENT, featuring text by Stew and music and lyrics by Stew and Heidi Rodewald (Passing Strange) and directed by Jeff Award-winning director Lili-Anne Brown.
Northern Broadsides will once again join forces with the award-winning New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme and warm the hearts of theatregoers this Spring when they stage William Shakespeare's glorious tale of antagonistic romance and chaotic comedy - Much Ado About Nothing.
Juraj Val?uha will return to the New York Philharmonic to conduct a program of works from the first half of the 20th century: Barber's Violin Concerto with Concertmaster Frank Huang as soloist, Korngold's Much Ado About Nothing Suite, and Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances. The concerts will take place Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, November 3 at 8:00 p.m.
Siraj Huda (The Slap, Elementary), Tony White (Measure for Measure, Much Ado about Nothing), Danish Farooqi (Gandhi, an original musical) and Gulshan Mia (Acquittal, The Mecca Tales) will lead a private industry read of King Lahiri, a modern-day adaptation of King Lear by William Shakespeare.
The 2018 Tony nominations were announced this morning. If you haven't checked them out yet, what are you waiting for?! CLICK HERE to check out a full list of this year's nominees, and HERE for reactions from the lucky few!
Siraj Huda (The Slap, Elementary), Tony White (Measure for Measure, Much Ado about Nothing), Danish Farooqi (Gandhi, an original musical) and Gulshan Mia (Acquittal, The Mecca Tales) will lead a private industry read of King Lahiri, a modern-day adaptation of King Lear by William Shakespeare.
The Acting Company presents a one-night-only benefit reading of The Night of the Iguana, Tennessee Williams' feverishly poetic 1961 drama, at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues), on Monday, June 11. Directed by Michael Wilson, the acclaimed Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winner, the performance reunites much of the cast and creative team from last season's critically acclaimed production at the American Repertory Theatre.
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training concludes its 2017-18 season with William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing: a classical comedy about two intellectual sparring partners, whose individual pride masks their true love. Much Ado About Nothing opens on Wednesday, April 18 and plays through May 5 at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota. A special pay-what-you-can preview performance will be offered to the public on Tuesday, April 17 at 8:00 p.m. with a $3 minimum. Much Ado About Nothing is made possible with support from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Sarasota Observer, and WUSF Public Media.
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