Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing
In Much Ado About Nothing Benedick and Beatrice are engaged in a very "merry war"; they are both proclaim their scorn for love, marriage, and each other. In contrast, Claudio and Hero are idealistic young people fall who fall in love at first sight. By means of "noting" (which sounds the same as "no...
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Much Ado About Nothing - Workpack
This is a workpack for Nicholas Hytner's 2007 production of Much Ado About Nothing. Included in this pack are teaching notes and articles on various a...
Olivier Ford Davies analyses Leonato's speech
Olivier Ford Davies (Leonato) offers an in-depth analysis of his character's speech during the wedding scene.
Simon Russell Beale talks us through the wedding scene
Simon Russell Beale talks through the wedding scene from Benedick's point of view. He explains how Claudio's denouncement of Hero is a turning point f...
Simon Russell Beale and Zoë Wanamaker on Benedick and Beatrice
Simon Russell Beale (Benedick) and Zoë Wanamaker (Beatrice) discuss the relationship between their characters and talk about the darker elements in th...
Olivier Ford Davies on how Shakespeare's approach
Olivier Ford Davies (Leonato) talks about the use of language and emphasises Shakespeare's interest in the affect action has on the characters in his...
Nicholas Hytner on Claudio's visit to Hero's grave
Nicholas Hytner (Director) explains why it is important that Claudio visits Hero's grave prior to the final scene where she is actually revealed to be...
Nicholas Hytner on Dogberry and Verges' scenes
Nicholas Hytner (Director) talks about the difficulties in staging the scenes involving Dogberry, Verges and the Watch, and how he approached this in...
Nicholas Hytner on Benedick's gulling scene
Nicholas Hytner (Director) recognises Benedick's gulling scene as one of the most genuinely funny comic scenes in Shakespeare and discusses how he sta...
Noting in Much Ado About Nothing
In Elizabethan English, 'nothing' was pronounced in the same way as 'noting' - meaning to gossip, watch, and overhear. Nicholas Hytner (Director) and...
Susannah Fielding on light and dark moments in the play
Susannah Fielding (Hero) talks about the light and dark moments within the play.
Andrew Woodall on Don John
Andrew Woodall (Don John) talks about the importance of his character is forwarding the action of the play.
Simon Russell Beale on Benedick's backstory
Simon Russell Beale (Benedict) talks about the backstory to his portrayal in Nicholas Hytner's 2007 production, from his relationships with women and...
Susannah Fielding on tragic elements in the play
Susannah Fielding (Hero) points to darker elements in the play - in the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick as well as the very intense scene w...