Comedy Resurrected at 'Much Ado About Nothing'

"I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me," declares a lead character in the play Much Ado About Nothing.

It was a bold statement for a woman in the late 16th century when William Shakespeare wrote the lines, but Beatrice has become one of his most famous characters, says Blenheim actor Ian Wilshin.
He plays Benedick, who tells Beatrice (Aley Matthews) at the start of the play he will never fall in love or marry.

Much Ado About Nothing opens in Blenheim tomorrow night for a 10-show season at the Boathouse Theatre. It follows three months' rehearsal for the 18-member cast to master their lines and practise stage routines. Director Denise Moran's passion for Shakespeare has helped bring the romantic comedy alive, Wilshin says.

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