Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
Beatrice and Benedick have sworn never to love each other while Claudio and Hero fall desperately in love. In Shakespeare's iconic household comedy, eavesdropping takes centre stage as audience follows the characters upstairs, downstairs and throughout the gardens of Calgary's historic Lougheed House.
Production History
2014 -2015 | Thou Art Here Theatre | Rutherford House Provincial Historic Site & Museum
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Verges: David Barnet
Claudio: Hunter Cardinal
Don Joan: Alyson Dicey
Don Pedro: Neil Kuefler (2015)
Don Pedro: Perry Gratton (2014)
Leonato: Kris Joseph
Benedick: Ben Stevens
Beatrice: Gianna Vacirca
Verges: Mark Vetsch
Hero: Marlee Yule
Director: Andrew Ritchie
Costume Designer: Neil Kuefler
Stage Manager: Kiidra Duhault
Promotions Designer: Tynan Boyd
Vocal Coach: Bobbi Goddard
Selected Press
“intelligible user-friendly Shakespeare…a rollicking good time”
“That’s how Shakespeare should be performed”
“There’s an intimacy in one-on-one, face-to-face experiences..Audiences react really strongly. It’s how I always envisioned Shakespeare; he’s not as poncey as people think. He’s down and dirty and fun!”
“Ritchie’s direction is inventive and uses the space to great effect…it is a lively vibrant rendition of a classic play. Back by popular demand…Much Ado really marries to the space at the Rutherford House so perfectly”
“Thanks to a bright cast and thoughtful directing, Much Ado through Thou Art Here’s lens is truly funny - and not just in the polite nature you’d expect from a Shakespeare”
“This was fun. It was an easy play for me to enjoy because this one had the sharp-tongued woman”
“[The actors] have to be honest. There’s no invisible fourth wall, there’s no lights. There’s no hiding anything. You really have to expose your raw emotion”
“Thou Art Here offers a new way to experience Shakespeare…it’s unlikely you’ll think of Shakespeare as stuffy or impenetrable by the end.”
“Thou Art Here makes Shakespeare’s work accessible and totally engaging”
