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Much Ado about Nothing

Sunday 13 November 2005 19:15-21:30 (Radio 3)

Shakespeare's delightful comedy sparkles with the verbal sparring of our two reluctant lovers in a world where nothing is quite what it seems. David Tennant and Samantha Spiro star as Benedick and Beatrice, with an introduction by Sir Richard Eyre.

Duration:

2 hours 15 minutes

Cast

Leonato ...... David Swift
Beatrice ...... Samantha Spiro
Hero ...... Emilia Fox
Antonio/Sexton ...... Sean Baker
Don Pedro ...... David Westhead
Claudio ...... Chiwetel Ejiofor
Benedick ...... David Tennant
Don John ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Borachio ......Stephen Critchlow
Conrade ...... Jonathan Keeble
Dogberry ...... David Haig
Verges ...... Peter Gunn
Margaret ...... Maxine Peake
Ursula ...... Helen Ayres
Friar Francis ...... Dermot Crowley




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