Sheffield Theatres today announces its lead cast members and creative teams for their production of William Shakespeare’s well-loved comedy Much Ado About Nothing, co-produced with Ramps on the Moon, which will open at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield this September before embarking on a UK Tour.
Playing the roles of Beatrice and Benedick are Daneka Etchells and Guy Rhys. Guy returns to Sheffield Theatres, having just performed in Chris Bush’s trilogy of plays ROCK / PAPER / SCISSORS across the Crucible, Lyceum and Studio stages. Daneka makes her Sheffield Theatres debut with Much Ado About Nothing.
A pioneering initiative, Ramps on the Moon is a consortium of theatres which aim to enrich stories and the ways in which they are told by putting deaf and disabled artists and audiences at the centre of their work.
‘I do love nothing in the world so well as you. Is not that strange?’
Besotted young couple Claudio and Hero have fallen fast and are quickly engaged. Not everyone finds romance so straightforward – Benedick balks at the very thought of it and Beatrice agrees with him, on that if nothing else. But somewhere in this world, there’s someone for everyone, even if they’re right under your nose.
The creative team are:
By William Shakespeare
Adaptor and Director Robert Hastie
Designer Peter McKintosh
Lighting Designer Ian Scott
Sound Designer Sam Glossop
British Sign Language Director Emily Howlett
Audio Description Director Chloe Clarke
Casting Director Jacob Sparrow
Assistant Director Alexandra Whiteley
Book now at these Theatre Tokens Venues:
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
9 – 24 Sep 2022
27 Sep – 1 Oct 2022
4 – 8 Oct 2022
Theatre Royal Stratford East, London
1 – 5 Nov 2022
8 – 12 Nov 2022