“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!