From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern definitive edition of Shakespeare's much-loved
comedy of the battle between the sexes. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate this
unique edition presents a historical overview of Much Ado About Nothing in performance takes a
detailed look at specific productions and recommends film versions. Included in this edition
are three interviews with two leading directors and an actor - Marianne Elliott Nicholas
Hytner and Harriet Walter - providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of
interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare's career
and Elizabethan theatre and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally
intended - as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed. Ideal for students theatre-goers
actors and general readers the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh accessible and
contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first
century.
