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