Much Ado About Nothing (disambiguation)

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Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare.

<i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> comedy play by William Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623.

Much Ado About Nothing may also refer to:

<i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> (1973 film) 1973 Soviet film by Samson Samsonov

Much Ado About Nothing is a 1973 Soviet romantic comedy film directed by Samson Samsonov based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name.

<i>BBC Television Shakespeare</i> series of British TV adaptations of the plays of Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and broadcast by BBC Television. Transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985, the series spanned seven seasons and thirty-seven episodes.

<i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> (1993 film) 1993 Kenneth Branagh film

Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 British/American romantic comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars in the film. The film also stars Branagh's then-wife Emma Thompson, Robert Sean Leonard, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, Keanu Reeves, and Kate Beckinsale in her film debut.

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The Chiltern Shakespeare Company is a Shakespearean theatre company founded in 1989 that produces Shakespearean plays annually in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Recent productions include Much Ado about Nothing, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice and The Merry Wives of Windsor.

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The Maryland Shakespeare Festival (MSF), also known for a short time as "Maryland Shakespeare Company," was a theater company based in Frederick, Maryland dedicated to the performance of Shakespeare's plays, education about Shakespeare, and performance research.

Much Ado About Nothing is an opera in four acts by Charles Villiers Stanford, to a libretto by Julian Sturgis based on Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing. It was the composer's seventh completed opera.

<i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> (2012 film) 2012 film by Joss Whedon

Much Ado About Nothing is a 2012 black and white American romantic comedy film adapted for the screen, produced, and directed by Joss Whedon, from William Shakespeare's play of the same name. The film stars Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Reed Diamond, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher, and Jillian Morgese.

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