The Bell Shakespeare Company is in the rehearsal room getting reading for their upcoming production of the popular Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing. 

The comedic play with it’s calls of “Hey Nonny Nonny” will be at the State Theatre Centre for a short season from 7th – 10th August.

In the timeless tale Claudio and Hero are deeply in love, while Beatrice and Benedick would rather swap sassy insults than sweet nothings.

Much Ado About Nothing is a saucy and razor-sharp battle of wits between the bickering Beatrice and Benedick, who wield words as weapons, their banter betraying their love for each other.

Claudio however is quickly consumed by envy and his idyllic world threatens to come tumbling down as he humiliates Hero. Beatrice and Benedick must join forces to defend true love – even if they can’t recognise it in themselves.

Directed by Bell Shakespeare’s Associate Director, James Evans and starring Zindzi Okenyo as Beatrice, this Much Ado About Nothing promises to be a powerful exploration of the struggle for identity and self-knowledge in a male-dominated world. The pursuit of love is framed in a social context that enhances the darker themes in this timeless comic gem.

Tickets are on sale now from the Perth Theatre Trust.