Details

After civil war Messina seems to have returned to peace with few casualties and a courtship holds the promise of reconciling the battle of the sexes in a well matched wedding. But the reconciliation's have been too hurried and soldiers can't return to the civilian world overnight.

Cast/Performers

James Earl Jones (Benedick), Vanessa Redgrave (Beatrice), Tim Barlow (Verges), Penelope Beaumont (Ursula), Kingsley Ben-Adir (Borachio), Katherine Carlton (Beryl), Beth Cooke (Hero), Alan David (Antonio), Michael Elwyn (Leonato), Lloyd Everitt (Claudio), James Garnon (Don Pedro), Melody Grove (Margaret), Trevor Laird (Conrade), Leroy Osei-Bonsu (Messenger), Mark Ross (Sexton), Peter Wight (Dogberry and Friar Francis), Danny Lee Wynter (Don John), Tyler Hunter, Henry Markham Hare, Samuel Stembridge-King, Samuel Allyum, Charlie Beazley-Clarke, Gene Gurie

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Old Vic Theatre (in association with Nicolas Kent)
Director: Mark Rylance
Design: Ultz
Lighting: Mimi Jordan Sherin
Sound: Emma Laxton