The play is set in Messina, Italy, and tells the story of Beatrice and Benedick. At the start of the play, Beatrice and Benedick argue and insult each other. By the end of the play, they realise ...

Together, their Beatrice and Benedick are "full-on fiery and fleshy, making sexy sense of a couple who are often more shrivelled and sour", while also finding the sombre strains beneath the joy.

We are the only love-gods”, declares Don Pedro to Claudio and Leonato — with some flourish — in this effervescent staging of Much Ado About Nothing. Correction, gentlemen. I think you’ll find Jamie ...

Hiddleston and Marvel co-star Hayley Atwell quip their way through this calculatedly naff Shakespeare revamp featuring Noughties pop ballads ...

Lafayette College’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing” is far from old-fashioned but still carries the true spirit of the ...

Benedick learns Beatrice is in love with him. He is very happy despite the doubts of others and his long hate towards marriage. He has decided to love her back even though he has always hated the ...

Last night, Lloyd premiered his take on Shakespeare’s sparkiest comedy, with Hayley Atwell and Tom Hiddleston as the warring once and future lovers Beatrice and Benedick. The plaudits for this ...

Fresh from victory, the prince's army returns home, stirring the air with romance for the tender Claudio and Hero and an unparalleled battle of wits between Beatrice and Benedick. But laughter ...

Benedick and Beatrice both deride love and each other, so their friends conspire to trick them into admitting they are actually in love with one another.

through the role of Benedick in Jamie Lloyd's calculatedly naff, Noughties pop-ballad-filled reimagining of Much Ado About Nothing. His lover? Fellow Marvel star Hayley Atwell as Beatrice ...