Name: Much Ado About Nothing
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2011-05-16
Duration: 160 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Adam James, Elliot Levey, Tom Bateman

2011·Comedy·2h 40m

7.3

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Two young lovers, Claudio and Hero, are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile, marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick whose endless witty sparring threatens to keep them apart forever. Directed by Josie Rourke, Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s great plays and reminds us all of the failings and triumphs of the human condition in our never ending search for perfect love.

Directed by Robert Delamere and Josie Rourke

woman director

filmed play

Trailer

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Cast

David Tennant

Benedick

Catherine Tate

Beatrice

Adam James

Don Pedro

Elliot Levey

Don John

Tom Bateman

Claudio

Jonathan Coy

Leonato

Enzo Squillino Jr.

Balthasar / Sexton

Alex Beckett

Borachio

Sarah MacRae

Hero

John Ramm

Dogberry

Clive Hayward

Hugh Oatcake / Friar Francis

Leo Staar

Messenger

Crew

Josie Rourke

Director

Michael Bruce

Original Music Composer

Alastair Coomer

Casting Director

Josie Rourke

Stage Director

William Shakespeare

Original Story

Popular Reviews

83 reviews

noctenia

10.0★ · 05/19/26

« will you come hither hear this news signor ?

— I will live in thy heart, and die in thy lap, and be buried in thy eyes...........and moreover i will go with thee to thy uncle. »

the thing is that on this review I felt very compelled to write something like "i could write an essay on beatrice and benedick romance being a critic of the war of sexes and gender stereotypes/roles as well as a proto-feminist view on love/marriage/women" BUT, actually, I ALREADY DID THAT last fucking semester and I got a GREAT grade because I was so fucking obsessed with this play #slay #servinggod #lovinghim #mending

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« will you come hither hear this news signor ?

— I will live in thy heart, and die in thy lap, and be buried in thy eyes...........and moreover i will go with thee to thy uncle. »

ignacia jerez

sigh no more sigh no more 🕺

caitlin fox

8.0★ · 05/07/26

revision for those gcses are going so well 😅😅

grungk

10.0★ · 05/03/26

OOOOOOOOO EM GEE HOW I LOVE THEM did you guys know i am a fan of catherine tate and david tennant i dont know if you guys know but oh em gee i just love them

anyways this is the gettysburg winter show next season let’s see what happens !

peter

6.0★ · 03/15/26

is it too woke for me to say beatrice is a closeted transgender man