RSC Performances

Much Ado About Nothing

Press night

30.03.1984
Closing night

29.04.1984
Venue

Tour
Cast

Role and name
- Dogberry
  
  Benjamin, Christopher
- Don Pedro
  
  Bones, Ken
- Lord; 3rd Watch
  
  Bowen, Christopher,
- Margaret
  
  Brook, Alexandra
- Don John
  
  Carlisle, John,
- 4th Watch
  
  Clark, Simon,
- Conrade
  
  Clifford, Richard
- Beatrice
  
  Cusack, Sinéad
- Antonio
  
  Dench, Jeffery
- Balthasar
  
  Dennis, Philip,
- Ursula
  
  Finlay, Cathy,
- Borachio
  
  Freshwater, Geoffrey,
- Verges
  
  Gardner, Jimmy,
- Boy
  
  Hopkins, Rhys,
- 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
- Servant to Hero
  
  Tottman, Jayne,
- Hugh Oatcake
  
  Woodington, Albie,
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

European Tour of Lear and Much Ado About Nothing. Venues: 30 March-5 April: Theatre des Champs Elysees, Paris, France ( Much Ado); 29 March-5 April, Theatre de la Bastille, Paris, France (Lear) 8-11 April: Schiller Theatre, Berlin, Germany (Much Ado); 8-11 April, Theater Manufaktur, Berlin, Germany (Lear) 14-16 April: Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria (Much Ado); 14-17 April, Schauspielhaus, Vienna, Austria (Lear); 20-22 April: Divaldo na Vinohradech, Prague, Czechoslovakia (Much Ado); 20-22 April, Alabamahalle, Munich, Germany (Lear); 26-29 April: Teatre Tivoli, Barcelona, Spain (Much Ado); 25-27 April, Malerzaal, Hamburg, Germany (Lear).