* BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE LYTTLETON THEATRE, LONDON*

Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity.

The legendary Hotel Messina on the Italian Riviera has been visited by artists, celebrities and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in the mood for love.

A string of scandalous deceptions soon surround not only the young couple, but also the adamantly single Beatrice and Benedick.

Following the award-winning success of National Theatre Live’s Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra, director Simon Godwin returns with this irresistible comedy, broadcast live from the National Theatre stage.

Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Simon Godwin

REVIEWS

★★★★ The Guardian
‘Screwball Shakespeare goes with a swing. Simon Godwin masterfully directs a slick production starring Katherine Parkinson and John Heffernan’

★★★★ The Telegraph
‘Blissful revival of a conveyor-belt classic’

★★★★ The Times
‘Bruised lovers charm amid simmering Italian chic ‘

★★★★ Time Out
‘Katherine Parkinson and John Heffernan are a blast in Shakespeare’s witty Italian comedy’