How did real life tragedy spark a new 21st century, social media-embracing adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, now with added brackets, Much Ado About Not(h)ing? Creator Kelly Wilson tells us all about it. Book your tickets now!
WATCH: The cast of Much Ado About Not(h)ing tell us what’s different about this Shakespeare and why audiences should see it
“It’s Shakespeare but not as you imagine Shakespeare to be.” So say the cast of Much Ado About Not(h)ing, the new staging of The Bard’s comedy which brings the action into the world of social media and encourages audiences to leave their phones on. Watch them talking about the production, then book your tickets!
NEWS: Shakespeare meets Facebook in new adaptation Much Ado About Not(h)ing
A new adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous comedy, updating the Bard’s tale for an era of social media, Much Ado About Not(h)ing, comes to the Cockpit Theatre later this month. Get your smartphones ready and book your tickets now!
‘Plants the play firmly in a different era’: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Touring ★★★★
It may be Shakespeare but thanks to the ensemble cast and their excellent interpretation this production of Much Ado About Nothing could not be described as stuffy, taking the audience from high comedy to moments of dramatic tension in minutes.
‘Pleasingly diverting’: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Katzplace
A youthful and enthusiastic Much Ado About Nothing from Exploding Whale in the Katzpace Studio Theatre in London Bridge.
FEATURED SHOW: Much Ado About Salsa at Drayton Arms, ★★★★ reviews, top tweets & new photos are in!
Do performers enjoy live theatre as much as the audiences? Absolutely! This video of interviews with the four stars of SummerLight Theatre’s Much Ado About Salsa puts it perfectly. And what have reviewers been saying about this charming dance-floor update of Shakespeare’s classic comedy? LondonTheatre1 puts it perfectly too! Time to get booking!
WATCH: What do you love most about live theatre? Here’s what Much Ado About Salsa’s stars say
Do performers enjoy live theatre as much as the audiences? Absolutely! This video of interviews with the four stars of SummerLight Theatre’s Much Ado About Salsa puts it perfectly. And what have reviewers been saying about this charming dance-floor update of Shakespeare’s classic comedy? LondonTheatre1 puts it perfectly too! Time to get booking!
WATCH: Does today’s gender politics demand a new ending for Much Ado? The Much Ado About Salsa team think so
As SummerLight Theatre moves into London’s Drayton Arms Theatre in south Kensington, with a three-week season of their bard-on-the-dancefloor hit Much Ado About Salsa, the company have released a new video discussing fathers and daughters, the power of shame, gender politics and what, if anything, has really changed in the 400+ years since Shakespeare’s original. Time to get booking!
WATCH: What’s in store with Much Ado About Salsa? What’ve audiences said? Trailer & vox pops here
Summer Light Theatre brings its dancefloor Shakespeare hit Much Ado About Salsa to London’s Drayton Arms Theatre later this month for three weeks only. What have audiences been saying so far? Watch the show trailer and audience vox pops below. And then get booking!
‘Faith is much feistier than Hero’: Much Ado About Salsa adds more than dance to Shakespeare’s classic. Watch our cast interviews
Summer Light Theatre’s new version of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing adds more than salsa to the mix. Writer Joanna O’Connor and co-stars James Kingdon, Jennifer Biggs and James Edwards talk about how else this classic comedy has been updated for the 21st-century in this zingy four-hander version. Time to get booking!
PHOTOS: Summer continues with Much Ado About Salsa at Drayton Arms
Are you feeling the nip in the air? Fend off autumn with some salsa-and-sun-infused Shakespeare fun as you hit the dance floor with Much Ado’s Ben and Bea in Summer Light Theatre take on the bard’s classic comedy, coming to London’s Drayton Arms Theatre from 25 September 2018. Flick through our picture-postcard production shots gallery – and then get booking!
What’s Debbie looking forward to in September 2018?
On the broader theatrical landscape, there are plenty of things opening this month! In London Eugenius! returns to The Other Palace, Milly Thomas’ Dust transfers to Trafalgar Studios 2, and Foxfinder opens at the Ambassadors.
NEWS: Summer Light dances into Drayton Arms with Much Ado About Salsa
What happens when you cross Shakespeare with… salsa? Summer Light Theatre relocates the bard’s classic comedy Much Ado About Nothing from 17th-century Italy to modern Spain where would-be lovers Beatrice and Benedick (Bea and Ben, that is) take their famous sparring to the dancefloor…
‘Breathing new life into a much-loved play’: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Gray’s Inn Hall
Antic Disposition has done it again – breathed new life into a much-loved and performed play. Gray’s Inn Hall is a wonderful setting for this updated production.
‘Another comic triumph’: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Touring ★★★★★
A comic triumph that welcomes everyone to Messina, with some fun musical choices amongst the Shakespeare – the performances from the cast of six are vibrant and full of energy.
‘Full of wit & impeccable physical comedy’: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Gray’s Inn Hall ★★★★
Anti Disposition’s Much Ado About Nothing is a visual treat that’s chock full of wit and impeccable physical comedy, not to mention the beautiful musical interludes – a glorious Shakespearean spectacle.
‘Undoubtedly a clever & resourceful company’: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Gray’s Inn Hall ★★★
Does Beatrice love Benedick? Does Macron love May? The entente cordiale is alive and well in award-winning Antic Disposition’s lively production of Much Ado About Nothing.
‘There’s something a little special here’: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – St Albans
The prospect of a Much Ado About Nothing drenched in 1950s Americana was one that piqued my interest, even if the well-realised shiny set design sits a little incongruously among the Roman ruins.
Braving open-air theatre: working with the weather… & alpacas
Attending the first show of 2018 made me wonder, not for the first time, why we mad Brits persist in doing outdoor theatre. This is not Verona, Seville or Avignon, after all.
‘Hilariously chaotic production’: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Rose Theatre, Kingston ❤❤❤❤
But overall, this is a light and entertaining production of Much Ado About Nothing that just needs some more focus in some scenes to keep the pace flowing better. Worth a visit.
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