A Sheffield Theatres and Ramps on the Moon production

Much Ado About Nothing

By William Shakespeare

First performance at the Crucible Theatre Sheffield on Friday 9 September 2022.

All performances contain integrated British Sign Language, captioning and audio description.

Tour Dates

Sheffield Theatres 9 – 24 September

Leeds Playhouse 27 September – 1 October

Birmingham Rep 4 – 8 October

Nottingham Playhouse 11 – 15 October

New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich 18 – 22 October

Theatre Royal Stratford East 1 – 5 November

Salisbury Playhouse 8 – 12 November

Cast

Daneka Etchells plays Beatrice

Lee Farrell plays Verges

Laura Goulden plays Margaret

Amy Helena plays Seacole

Karina Jones plays Antonia

Kit Kenneth plays Balthasar

Leo Long plays Oatcake

Gerard McDermott plays Leonato

Taku Mutero plays Claudio

Fatima Niemogha plays Donna Joanna

Caroline Parker plays Dogberry

Dan Parr plays Don Pedro

Shreya M. Patel plays Ursula

Lois Pearson plays Alternate Ursula and Swing

Richard P. Peralta plays Friar Francis

Guy Rhys plays Benedick

Ciaran Stewart plays Conrade

Claire Wetherall plays Hero

Benjamin Wilson plays Borachio

Production Team

The Director is Robert Hastie

The Designer Peter McKintosh

The Lighting Designer is Ian Scott

The Composer is John Biddle

The Sound Designer is Sam Glossop

The British Sign Language Director is Emily Howlett

The Audio Description Director is Chloë Clarke

The Movement Director is Joanna Goodwin

The Casting Director is Jacob Sparrow

The Assistant Director is Alexandra Whiteley

The British Sign Language Consultant is Brian Duffy

Captioning Co-ordinator Cara Lawless

BSL Interpreter Coordinator Emma Dawber

The British Sign Language Interpreters are Sarah Cox, Dave Wycherley, Max Gartery, Lauren Lister and Kat Pearson

The Observer Directors are Douglas Couch and Abigail Slack

The Production Manager is Steph Balmforth

The Company Manager is Andrew Wilcox

The Stage Manager and Company Stage Manager On Tour is Kimberley Towler

The Deputy Stage Manager is Robyn Clogg

The Assistant Stage Manager is Louise Pearson

Production Credits

The Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager is Frances Ashton

The Production Manager is Steph Balmforth

The Resident Company Manager is Andrew Wilcox

The Company Stage Manager is Kimberly Towler

The Deputy Stage Manager is Robyn Clogg

The Assistant Stage Manager is Louise Pearson

The Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager is Frances Ashton

The Fit Up Crew comprises James Turner, Alex Hackett, Matt Orme, Chris Platts, Dave Pumford, Liam Roughley and Dan Stephens

The Lighting Programmer is Johnathan Payne

Production LX are Neale Franklin, Chris Brown, Katherine Hind, Hin Cheung and Edmond Lee

Production Sound is Nick Greenhill

The Costume Supervisor is Debbie Gamble

The Deputy Costume Supervisor is Abi Nettleship

Wardrobe Cutters Imogen Singer and Kate Harrison

The Wardrobe Assistants are Ellie McBurnie and Sophie Sidhu

The Production Carpenter is Ian S. Murphy

Performance Staff

The Lighting Operators are Jonathan Payne and Hin Cheung Edmond Lee

The Re-Lighter is Jack Wills

The Caption Operators are Cara Lawless and Paulina Chochulska

The Show Crew is Dave Pumford

The Sound No.1 is Ryan Anstey

The Sound No.2 is Ben Laws-Williams

The Wardrobe Mistress is Abigail Hindley

The Deputy Wardrobe Mistress is Rose Jennings

The Hair Supervisor and Dresser is Val Atkinson

Contractors and Suppliers

SetUp Scenery

Neil Gidley

Stagefreight

Encore

Stage Sound Services

Wigwam

Digital 4

Thanks

Nathan King

Lee Swainston

Rory Davis