Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing or Love's Labours Won performed live from Stratford
Upon Avon by the Royal Shakespeare Company 2015
Note: torrent cover image shows both plays in this series.
this torrent is for Much Ado About Nothing. Loves labours Lost is also
posted in this series.
Run Time 2 hrs 27 min.
MDb tt7790242/? Presented straight without interval break
Summary
Autumn 1918. A group of soldiers return from the trenches. The world-weary Benedick and
his friend Claudio find themselves reacquainted with Beatrice and Hero. As memories of
conflict give way to a life of parties and masked balls, Claudio and Hero fall madly,
deeply in love, while Benedick and Beatrice reignite their own altogether more combative
courtship. Set amidst the brittle high spirits of a post-war house party, where youthful
passions run riot, lovers are deceived and happiness is threatened - before peace
ultimately wins out.
cast and creative team
directed for the stage by Christopher Luscombe
directed for the screen by Robin Lough
Music for the play by Nigel Hess
David Horovitch Leonato
Thomas Wheatley Antonio
Flora Spencer-Longhurst Hero
Michelle Terry Beatrice
Harry Waller Balthasar
Emma Manton Margaret
Frances McNamee Ursula
Chris Nayak Borachio
Peter Basham Butler / Francis Pickbone
Sophie Khan Levy Housemaid
John Hodgkinson Prince Don Pedro
Sam Alexander Don John
Edward Bennett Benedick
Tunji Kasim Count Claudio
William Belchambers Conrade
Nick Haverson Dogberry
My notes
These plays from RSC are especially noteworthy for the music integrated into the
play set for time place and mood. I've noted Nigel Hess here as I may have earlier.
Other of these RSC Shakespeare productions which excel in the art of adding music
include the RSC Twelfth Night which is part of this collection. I find myself saying 'please one and so please all' just from hearing it.
This is another in the large group of plays collectively known as Proshot and not
available on the popular torrent sites since Proshot is a magnet file only. The NFO included in this download pays reference to it. I continue to recode the plays in it with better naming smaller size and easier sharing and propagation.
Notes written November 27th, 2020