Much Ado About Nothing

Press night

12.05.1983

Venue

Barbican Theatre, London

Cast

Role and name

• Ursula

  Behean, Katy

• Dogberry

  Benjamin, Christopher

• Don Pedro

  Bones, Ken

• First Watch

  Bowen, Christopher,

• Don John

  Carlisle, John,

• Fourth Watch

  Clark, Simon,

• Beatrice

  Cusack, Sinéad

• Antonio

  Dench, Jeffery

• Balthasar

  Dennis, Philip,

• Servant to Hero

  Finlay, Cathy,

• Lord

  Fitzgerald, Michael,

• Borachio

  Freshwater, Geoffrey,

• Verges

  Gardner, Jimmy,

• Hugh Oatcake

  Haden, William,

• Benedick

  Jacobi, Derek

• Leonato

  Jewesbury, Edward,

• Sexton

  Llewellyn, Raymond,

• Claudio

  O'Mahoney, Robert,

• Friar Francis

  Parsons, George,

• Messenger

  Parsons, George,

• Hero

  Shaw, Clare Byam,

• George Seacoal

  Shaw-Parker, David

• Margaret

  Simon, Josette,

• Conrade

  Troughton, David

Creative

Role and name

• Director

  Hands, Terry

• Light Designer

  Hands, Terry

• Music by

  Hess, Nigel,

• Set Designer

  Koltai, Ralph

• Light Designer

  Morris, Clive,

• Costume Designer

  Reid, Alexander,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William