A Little Bit Ado About Nothing

6 responses to “A Little Bit Ado About Nothing”

1. Such a great show, so much fun. If you like funny, upbeat, and light-hearted comedy this is for you. Cannot recommend enough, already bought a second ticket.

2. Delightfully playful and energetic with a Monty-Python-esque humour vibe. Loved it!

3. This was the most fun adaptation of Shakespeare I’ve seen in over 20 years.

   Succinct, hilarious, and just enough anachronistic language to pull you out of the linguistic current at the right time.

   Absolutely loved it.

4. This prestissimo Shakespearean comedy has so many jokes there are extras in the footnotes. Yes, footnotes. The footnotes don’t cite or explain; they just allow for more jokes. “A Little Bit Ado” runs 50 minutes with 4.1 actors (“Much Ado” normally 2.5 hours with 19 parts of more than 10 lines) and they even make time for the romance between Beatrice and Benedick. So, in short–pun deliberate–all the fun in half the time. All the boring bits are gone.

   The staging is inventive, the pace is as quick as the wit, the cast is talented, the text is as respectful to the Bard as is warranted, and all else is irreverence. There’s an in-joke or two for Shakespeare nerds, but this is as accessible a piece of Elizabethean theatre as any either you or I have ever seen.

   You should see this or regret later that you missed it. I’ve got my next pair of tickets already.

5. There’s no need to fear Shakespeare with this adaptation of Much Ado! Fast-paced, fun, cleverly staged, and the actors knocked all of their characters out of the park. Highly recommended.

6. Spicy slice of fun and wit! Who doesn’t love revisiting the triple B: Bea, Ben and bickering? Great seeing the chemistry and banter with modern interjection and riffs. I am loving seeing Dangeous Dames at the Fringe!