Burnside Players Inc. Present
Much Ado About Nothing

This November Burnside Players continue to experiment and push the boundaries of theatre by performing two slightly different versions - one comic and one tragic - of Much Ado About Nothing.

Wealthy nobleman Leonato, his beautiful daughter Hero, brother Antonio and shrewish, acid-tongued niece Beatrice host a celebration for the victorious Prince Don Pedro and his entourage - including the witty, womanising bachelor Benedick; the valiant and unassuming Claudio; and the Prince's scheming and vengeful sister Dame Joan. When Claudio falls in love with Hero and the Prince sets out to trick Beatrice and Benedick into admitting their well-concealed affections for each other a series of events is set in motion. The ending - comic or tragic - alternates with each performance.

It will be Thorin's third play for Burnside having directed the wildly successful 2003 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and 2005's Oh! What a Lovely War. He most recently directed 'As You Like It: Working Title' for Unmasked Theatre. His on-stage roles include Godspell for the Hills Musical Society and The Taming of the Shrew for Burnside Players. He his this to say about the two-version concept: 'We're playing on the concept that the only difference between a Shakespeare comedy and a Shakespeare tragedy is whether the key characters either get married or die.'

The cast includes some faces familiar to Burnside audiences: Rhodri Henry-Edwards as Don Pedro, Locky Cupit as Benedick, Jamie Wright as Claudio, Glenn Cupit as Leonato, Bonnie-Fay Madigan as Verges and, making their first appearances at Burnside, Joanna Patrick as Beatrice, Rachael Horbelt as Hero and Nathan Troisi as Dogberry.

Book now at BASS, on 0500 520 105 (local call cost), or on our booking webpage.