Much Ado About Nothing

 

by

William Shakespeare

The war is over and hardly anybody got killed. It’s a time for celebration.

But all is not sunshine and roses: Sparks will inevitably fly when Signior Benedick meets Beatrice, his ex. Prince Pedro and his protégé Claudio both seem to have a crush on their host’s daughter Hero. Prince John, reconciled with his brother Pedro after provoking and losing the war against him, may not be as resigned to his fate as he seems. And Borachio, John’s one-man entourage, can be safely assumed to be hatching some sort of dastardly plan.

The war is over, but most of the fighting is yet to come...
Performance dates:  
 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th May 2008
Time:  
7:30 pm
Place:  
Cellar Theatre, 'Schönes Haus', Nadelberg 6, Basel
Tickets:  

CHF 20.– / 15.– (students)

Reduced price of CHF 12.– per person for school classes of 10 or more people on May 6th, 7th, 13th. N.B. Reservations must be made at least one week before the performance

Reservations: 
email: gaybeggars@hotmail.com
phone: +41 61 267 27 90 (Mon.-Fri. 9 am - 5 pm)
Reserved tickets must be picked up at the evening box office by 7:20 pm.
     
Cast:  

Benedick
Beatrice

Claudio
Hero, Beatrice’s cousin 

Don Pedro of Aragon
Don John, Don Pedro’s brother 

Leonato, Hero’s father
Antonio, Hero’s uncle

Dogberry, neighbour and constable
Verges, his follower

Ursula
Margaret  

Conrade
Borachio  

Friar Francis
A Sexton

Messenger 

Watchmen  

Philippe Roesle
Eva Mann

Dennis Roy Schwaninger
Madeline Del Real

Sebastian Knüsli
James Bailey

Xander Deubelbeiss
Esther Schneider

Ariel Steffen
Karolina Kowalski

Patrizia Zanola
Martina Ineichen

Laura Walder
Patrick Kuntschnik

Nicolas Wirth
Jennifer Degen

Margaret Holme

Magdalena Hegglin
Margaret Holme
Minja Hynynen

 
Directed by:  

Assistant director 
& Backstage: 

Costumes:  
 
 Ma-Lou Uehlinger


Nora Naust

Claudia Ott