When Don Pedro and his peers invite themselves to stay with Leonato, it was always likely that Claudio would fall for the host’s daughter Hero. It was less likely that Hero’s cousin and confirmed spinster Beatrice would fall in love with cad-about-town Benedick. When Claudio rejects Hero over suspicion of infidelity and Hero appears to die, everything goes a bit pear-shaped. Don John is painted as the villain, but is probably the only one who doesn’t lie.
Written by
William Shakespeare
Abridged and Directed by
Jack Wilkinson
Producer
Grace Maddern
Fight Choreographer
Geoffrey Weber
Sound Technician
Elizabeth Munroe
Lighting Designer
Jack Wilkinson
Photography
Matthew Howat
CAST
Benedick
James Martin
Beatrice
Grace Maddern
Claudio
Daniel Agar
Hero
Marissa Ecomono
Leonato
Peter Hatherley
Margaret
Jessica Gadsden
Don Pedro
Samuel Anderson
Don John / Sexton
Jennifer Piper
Borachio
Joanna Bakker
Conrade / Messenger
Kyle Cuthbert
Dogberry
Richard Mealey
Verges / Friar Francis
Jonathon Shilling
Jennifer Piper 