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Much Ado About Nothing

Synopsis
A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1988 studio production of Much Ado About Nothing set in the 1950s. Directed by Di Trevis with Clive Merrison as Benedick and Maggie Steed as Beatrice. Ralph Fiennes plays Claudio.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director
Di Trevis
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Dominic Muldowney
Production Design
Mark Thompson
Cast
Antony Brown 
Candida Gubbins 
Caroline Harding 
Clive Merrison 
Darryl Forbes-Dawson 
David Lyon 
David Waller 
Denise Armon 
Edward Harbour 
Jeffrey Segal 
Jo James 
Julia Ford 
Kenn Sabberton 
Maggie Steed 
Patrick Robinson 
Ralph Fiennes 
Raymond Bowers 
Richard Bremmer 
Robert Demeger 
Roger Watkins 
Simon Dormandy 

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web
https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
Address
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive

Email
scla@shakespeare.org.uk
Web
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01789 204016 (bookings)
Fax
01789 262073
Address
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
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