Much Ado About Nothing

“I love nothing in the world as much as I love you: isn’t that strange?”

The war is over, no one of importance has died, so let the festivities begin! Don Pedro is bringing his rabble of rowdy, randy soldiers back to Italy for a good *and* a long time, and the ladies of the house are *very* excited to welcome them. Beatrice and Benedick, Claudio and Hero, Dogberry and Verges, Borachio and Margaret, Conrade and Ursula… the potential for marriage, mischief, and mayhem runs deep in Shakespeare’s legendary comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.

The audience will be transported back to the year 1600 as if it were the very first staging of *Much Ado*, with fanciful costumes, historical dances, audience participation, and lute players galore!

“The world must be peopled.”

Written by the Bard, directed by Josiane Segar, in collaboration with Sophie Schulze and Connor Fox.

*The play is in English, but the text has been adapted to make it more accessible to an international audience, so everyone is welcome! Bring your throwing fruits and gold ducats.*

Cast
Beatrice: Jey Daraee
Benedick: Connor Fox
Don Pedro: Nick Allin
Claudio: Trent Bryant
Leonata: Sylvia Entwistle
Hero: Theresa Neumann
Dogberry: Amy Varcoe
Don John: Connor Driscoll
Borachio: Philipp Schrot
Friar: Chhavi Jain
Verges: Livia Wolf
Margaret: Maria Pilipčuk
Conrade: Shawn Lange
Ursula: Sonia Abdelhamid Abdessalam
Guard 1: Emilia Gozzano
Guard 2: Angelica Sivieri
Guard 3: Shrey Dixit
Balthasar: Sariel Castaño Díaz
Judge & Boy: Mickey Lev

Musicians: Mozart Dionisio Lisboa, Miyu Sasayama, and Lina Johanna Brinkmann

Production Team
Director & Producer: Josiane Segar
Assistant Director & Producer: Sophie Schulze
Producer: Connor Fox
Costume Designer: Julie Anne Hervé

Special thanks to:
The current team at NSL, Lillian Kaufmann, Prof. Martin Erhardt for his expertise in dance and music, the City of Leipzig’s Cultural Affairs Office, kulturMut, and all our generous donors.

Language: English

Duration: 120 minutes plus intermission