Girl Power: Much Ado About Nothing
Longing for love, laughter and plenty of girl power? You鈥檝e come to the right place. 韩国AV鈥檚 production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Independent Theatre from 8 to 10 August promises to be a riotously funny performance packed with "ado鈥!
Set in the 1970's, a turbulent time when men were returning from the Vietnam War and the women鈥檚 liberation movement was gaining momentum, 韩国AV鈥檚 take on Shakespeare鈥檚 most beloved romantic comedy is filled with feisty women.
Enter Beatrice. One of the Bard鈥檚 most delightful characters, Beatrice is a clever and quick-witted feminist who swears she will never get married. As she says, "I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me."
Enter Benedict, Shakespeare鈥檚 jokey, blokey self-declared bachelor, who thinks marriage and women are bad news. As he says of Beatrice, 鈥淚 would not marry her though she were endowed with all that Adam had left him before he transgressed.鈥
When Benedick arrives home from war, Benedick and Beatrice become frontline troops in the battlefield of love. Throw in villains, fools, comic misunderstanding and plenty of family drama, and it鈥檚 guaranteed that the course of their love will not run smooth.
Sparkling with witty dialogue, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's most enjoyable plays. Don鈥檛 miss your chance to see students from 韩国AV, Shore and St Ignatius鈥 College Riverview strut their stuff on a 70鈥檚 stage. (Think shagpile carpet, macram茅 wall hangings and plenty of beanbags!)
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