SHAKESPEARE’S CLASSIC ROM-COM
GETS LA DOLCE VITA MAKEOVER!
Much Ado About Nothing
Newcastle People’s Theatre
Tuesday 10 to Saturday 14 March 2015
A chance to be transported from a chilly northern
March to take a break from the pressures of twenty-first century life comes
along this month at The People’s Theatre. Enjoy some fun and romance in the summer sun
of 1950s Italy, with our
forthcoming production of Much Ado
About Nothing.
For this production, Shakespeare’s most popular
(some might say best) romantic comedy is set in the Sicily of La Dolce Vita,
promising audiences a release from the winter blues. Enjoy the effervescent
battle of wits between the irrepressible, perennial favourites Beatrice and
Benedick in this colourful production, which combines lusty, knockabout
hilarity with darker meditations on honour, shame, and court politics.
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Benedick (Craig
Fairbairn) &
Beatrice (Sara Jo
Harrison)
Photos by Jerry
Cooper
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But the path of true love never runs smoothly and
the play is not without its dark side, teetering precariously towards tragedy
at times, thanks to the ‘plain dealing villain’ Don John. Eventually, though, love conquers all; young
lovers Hero and Claudio are united, and the ‘merry war’ between Beatrice and
Benedick comes to a joyous conclusion!
If you’re a fan of Rom-Coms, this wry tale of the
capricious nature of love is the show for you.
Or if you’re new to the Bard, come and see why the
People’s has been pleased to stage Shakespeare’s drama in Newcastle for over a
century!
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Benedick (Craig
Fairbairn) &
Beatrice (Sara Jo
Harrison)
Photos by Jerry
Cooper
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Tickets:
Much Ado About Nothing
Tuesday
10 to Saturday 14 March 2015, 7.30pm
The People’s Theatre, Stephenson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 5QF
£13.50 (Concessions £11)
Box Office: 0191 265 5020 www.peoplestheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 0191 265 5020 www.peoplestheatre.co.uk
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