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Much Ado About Nothing
by
William Shakespeare
Directed by John Chidgey
25th June - 29th June 2002
The action take place in Leonato's house and environs. The play's setting is Messina, but the many detailed references to the garden and the domestic life of an Elizabethan household point inescapably to an English Manor House, like Gawsworth.
Two stories entwined. Claudio loves Hero. He is villianously misled into believing her to be a wanton. In church, at their wedding, he denounces her; she faints, is thought dead, but recovers to be proved innocent by a chance discovery made by the local watch. The other story is of Hero's cousin, Beatrice, who thinks herself a confiirmed spinster, and Benedick, who proclaims himself an eternal bachelor. They are tricked into admitting their love for each other.
| The Household |
| Leonato,Governor of Messina |
David Reynolds |
| Antonio, his brother |
Dave Midgley |
| Balthasar, a musician |
Graham Yardley |
| Friar Francis |
Mark Jephcott |
| Boy |
Toby Jones |
| Hero, Leonato's daughter |
Rhiannon Lewis |
| Margaret, attendant on Hero |
Clare Lewis |
| Ursula, attendant on Hero |
Belinda Coghlan |
| Beatrice, an orphan, Leonato's neice |
Jo Freeman |
| Servants and Gentlefolk |
| Holly Bayton, Celia Bonner, Charlie Cook, Tom Healey, Sheila Hine,Elizabeth McClory, Clare McGlashan,
Jenny Panton, Sophie Rave,
Mathew Thistleton, Tom Thistleton, Emma Townley, Simon Webber, Lara Wells, Steve Williamson,
Graham Yardley |
| Children |
| Robyn Forsythe, Lara Wells |
| The Visitors |
| Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon |
Simon Caporn |
| Benedick of Padua, companion of Don Pedro |
Hugh Everett |
| Claudio of Florence, companion of Don Pedro |
Ian Mairs |
Don John, Don Pedro's bastard brother |
Richard Frost |
| Borachio, follower of Don John |
Paul Lewis |
| Conrade, follower of Don John |
Robert Green |
| Messenger |
Charlie Cook |
| The Watch |
| Dogberry |
Steve Williamson |
| Verges |
Linda Batson |
| Sexton |
Graham Yardley |
| Watchmen |
| Charlie Cook, Matthew Thistleton, Tom Thistleton |
| Hedwig |
Plop |
| Stage Manager |
Jill Damen |
| Prompt |
Adele Taylor |
| ASMs |
Holly Bayntan
Celia Bonner
Anne Cichocki
Sheila Hine |
| Properties |
Liz Cook |
| Lighting Design |
Robin Watkinson |
| Sound |
Val Watkinson |
| Wardrobe Mistress |
Clare Lewis |
| Assistants to Wardrobe Mistress |
Di Donald
Diana Boswell
Linda Batson |
| Choreography |
June Janes |
| Music compiled by |
Chris McClory |
| Text Interpretation |
Celia Bonner
Val Watkinson |
| Costumes by |
Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
CHADS
Mike Shaw, Altrincham Garrick |
| The game of Quidditch was adapted by Robin Watkinson |
| The players and the Golden Snitch were created by Jacque Bilsborough |
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