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. April 1945, Northern Italy. Following years of war, Leonata and her daughters reopen their battle-scarred palazzo for a celebration to welcome the partisan soldiers back from recent hard-fought victories.

Cast/Performers

Sophie Crawford (musician), Hannah James (musician), Aine Mcloughlin (musician), Ilona Suomalainen (musician), Karen Street (musician), Peter Bourke (Conrade / Friar), Rachel Hannah Clarke (Margaret / Watchman), Ralph Davis (Benedick), George Fouracres (Dogberry), Joanne Howarth (Antonia / Verges), Olivier Huband (Don John), Nadi Kemp-Sayfi (Hero), Ciaran O'Brien (Boracio), Patrick Osborne (Claudio), Lucy Phelps (Beatrice), Ferdy Roberts (Don Pedro), Katy Stephens (Leonata)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Globe Ensemble
Director(s): Lucy Bailey, Clemmie Reynolds (assistant), Becky Paris (casting), Renny Krupinski (fight)
Design: Joanna Parker
Choreographer: Georgina Lamb
Music: Orlando Gough
Costume: Caroline Hughes
Other(s): Christine Schmidle (Globe Associate - text), Tess Dignan (Globe Associate - voice)