SHAKESPEARE, W.: Love's Labour's Won or Much Ado About Nothing (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 2015) (NTSC)

William Shakespeare
LOVE’S LABOUR’S WON OR MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

 

Don John - Sam Alexander
Butler / Francis Pickbone - Peter Basham
Conrade - William Belchambers
Benedick - Edward Bennett
Dogberry - Nick Haverson
Don Pedro - John Hodgkinson
Leonato - David Horovitch
Claudio - Tunji Kasim
Housemaid - Sophie Khan Levy
Hugh Oatcake / Dispatch Rider - Oliver Lynes
Margaret - Emma Manton
Sexton - Chris McCalphy
George Seacoal - Peter McGovern
Ursula - Frances McNamee
Borachio - Chris Nayak
Friar Francis - Jamie Newall
Verges - Roderick Smith
Hero - Flora Spencer-Longhurst
Beatrice - Michelle Terry
Balthasar - Harry Waller
Antonio - Thomas Wheatley

Christopher Luscombe, stage director
Simon Higlett, set and costume designer
Oliver Fenwick, lighting designer
Music composed by Nigel Hess

Recorded live at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, March 2015

Bonus:
- A More Particular Conversation
- Post-war stills
- Interview with Nigel Hess
- Director’s Commentary
- Cast gallery

 

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English
Running time: 148 mins (play) + 12 mins (bonus)
No. of DVDs: 1