Full casting has been announced for The Old Vic's production of Shakespeare’s timeless comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.
Mark Rylance will direct James Earl Jones as Benedick and Vanessa Redgrave as Beatrice. The pair recently starred in Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy both in the West End and on Broadway.
Much Ado About Nothing opens at The Old Vic on 19th September 2013 (previews from 7th September) and runs until Saturday 23rd November 2013.
The cast will also feature: Tim Barlow, Penelope Beaumont, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Katherine Carlton, Beth Cooke, Alan David, Michael Elwyn, Lloyd Everitt, James Garnon, Melody Grove, Trevor Laird, Leroy Osei-Bonsu, Mark Ross, Peter Wight and Danny Lee Wynter.
While young lovers Claudio and Hero threaten to have their imminent nuptials thwarted by the resentful scheming of a Prince, marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick.
