Cast and CrewDirector: Chiara Wakely
Assistant Directors: Liv Burton & Kieran Burton Producer: Imogen Gray Assistant Producers: Becky Kinge & Fatemah Khan Stage Manager: Matthew Fox Assistant Stage Managers: Izzy Everatt, Liam Cain, Candi Bradford, Toria James, Rachel Morris & Elisabeth Neugebauer Benedict: James Bone Beatrice: Aurelia Gage Don Pedro: Luke McDonnell Leonato: Stef Rasmussen Claudio: Connor Axiotes Hero: Sofie-Rose White Margaret: Charlie Larner Don John: William Dean Borrachio: Hannah Cooper Conrad: Mike Narouei Dogberry: Joe Maddocks Balthasar/Sexton/Watch: Ellen Wagstaff Friar Francis/Messenger/Watch: Jess Elizabeth "He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man: and he that is more than a youth is not for me, and he that is less than a man, I am not for him."
- Beatrice |
To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, LUTG brings back one of his classic comedies after the society’s five year stint without performing any of his works.
Set in post-war 1950s Italy, young lovers Claudio and Hero are engaged to be married but the devious scheming of a resentful prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile, marriage seems impossible for determined bachelors Beatrice and Benedick whose endless witty sparring threatens to leave them both alone. However, their friends are determined to bring them together. Will trickery and lies be enough to induce Beatrice and Benedick into finding the love that they both scorn? |