On the deck of a deluxe mobile home a group of friends gather for a week long party full of cocktail-infused debauchery, bad dancing and questionable gender politics.
As the celebrations continue, two couples emerge. Claudio and Hero fall deeply and madly in love, while Benedick and Beatrice resume their altogether more quarrelsome romance. ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ charts the course of these two star-crossed courtships as malicious rumour and pointed lies threaten to tear them both apart.
Rough Magic’s vivid, contemporary staging of Shakespeare’s celebrated screwball comedy premieres at the Kilkenny Arts Festival 2019 before a national tour in November. This festive production of deception and excess, sparkling wit and linguistic exuberance asks – can we ever truly know the people we love?
This production premiered at the Kilkenny Arts Festival in August, 2019 before touring to Tralee, Cork, Waterford, Letterkenny, Longford and Limerick.
Irish Times Irish Theatre Award nominations:
Ronan Phelan – Best Director
Clare Barrett – Best Supporting Actress
Philip Connaughton – Best Movement Direction (Winner)
