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Much Ado About Nothing
- Debuted:
- 1998
- Directed by:
- Maeliosa Stafford and John O'Hare
- Written by:
- William Shakespeare
- Mounted by:
- Bickerstaffe Theatre Company
- Cillian plays:
- Claudio
- (an Italian lord)
Synopsis:
From Bibliomania: "We find ourselves in the court of the governor of Messina—Leonato—who is father of hero and uncle of Beatrice. The prince of Aragon comes to visit Leonato with his troublesome brother Don John and his friend Claudio (Cillian Murphy) ... [whose] courtship of Hero which is ruined by the intervention of Don John and his scheming. The matter is complicated considerably by the apparent death of Hero. Meanwhile ... we see Beatrice and Benedick begin to fall in love despite their perpetual battle of wits where they swear hatred of each other. The two plots intertwine with the duel between Benedick and Claudio ... With the unveiling of a mysterious lady comes the inevitable reconciliation and sprightly dance."
