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Much Ado About Nothing
by
William Shakespeare
Directed by Victor Hassan
21st June - 29th June 1991
Open-Air Shakespeare set to the backdrop of Gawsworth Hall.
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 |
Jeff Lomax |
| Antonio, his brother |
Eric Waller |
| Balthasar, a musician |
Jeremy Stobart |
| Friar Francis |
John Foreman |
| Boy |
Meurig Palin |
| Hero, Leonato's daughter |
Jane Mayhead |
| Margaret, attendant on Hero |
Helen Humphreys |
| Ursula, attendant on Hero |
Celia Bonner |
| Beatrice, an orphan, Leonato's neice |
Diana Boswell |
| Ladies and Attendants |
| Helen Ball, Nicholas Blackburn, Jilly Burrows, Doreen Donnan, Kera Donnan, Ben Furnival, Alex Howarth, Christina Howarth, Richard Hughes, Adele McCormack, Elaine Ross, Caroline Schofield, Hilary Smith, Liz Stokes, Alison Sturt, Barbara Wood |
| The Visitors |
| Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon |
Gordon Bennett |
| Benedick of Padua, companion of Don Pedro |
Fred Donnan |
| Claudio of Florence, companion of Don Pedro |
Patrick Barrett |
Don John, Don Pedro's bastard brother |
Steve Williamson |
| Borachio, follower of Don John |
Charlie Cook |
| Conrade, follower of Don John |
Mark Bennett |
| Messenger |
Alan Offer |
| The Town |
| Dogberry |
Mike Rogerson |
| Verges |
Eric Smith |
| Sexton |
Leslie Sayers |
| The Watch |
| Geoffrey Martin, Ken Wallace, David Morris, Richard Bateson |
| Stage Manager |
Jayne Willmott |
| Prompt |
Adele Taylor |
| ASMs |
| Susie Casson, Sue Furnival, David Furnival, Sue Mooney, Zaida Mcatee, Pat Richardson |
| Lighting |
Val Watkinson |
| Sound |
Robin Watkinson |
| Wardrobe Mistress |
Claire McGlashan |
| Wardrobe Assistants |
Pat Barrow
Jacque Bilsborough |
| Choreography and Dance Training by Jilly Burrows |
| Costumes designed by Charles Alty of Oldham |
| House Manager |
Olive Bradbury |
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