Much Ado About Nothing (Frog & Peach Theatre Company) NYC Reviews and Tickets

89%

(9 Ratings)

Positive

78%

Mixed

22%

Negative

Members say

Entertaining, Great acting, Delightful, Must see, Clever

About the Show

Frog & Peach Theatre Company presents Shakespeare's comedy; the original battle of the sexes between beautiful Beatrice and ladies’ man Benedick.

Full of wit, hilarity, seduction and trickery - this classic shows how love brings out the best and worst in us. 'Much Ado' is a comedy about unlikely romance, police incompetence, and hilarious wars of words between the enchantingly lovely Beatrice and charming player Benedick. Can anything bring these two foes together? Set against a backdrop of sun-washed, bloodstained Sicily, 'Much Ado About Nothing' opens with Don Pedro and his platoon of courtly soldiers returning from war. A masquerade ball planned in celebration of the end of the war leads to surprises, betrayal, and hilarity.

Show-Score Member Reviews (9)

100

Delightful, Great acting, Masterful, Hilarious, Must see

See it if You love Shakespeare! Even if you have seen Much Ado many times before, this production is fresh, giving a new treatment to old themes.

Don't see it if You want to bring very young children. But older children 10 years and up will enjoy this production.

Clever, Delightful, Enchanting, Entertaining

See it if You appreciate Shakespeare and rom coms

Don't see it if If you hate shakespeare

100

Absorbing, Epic, Great acting, Great staging, Entertaining

See it if You love comedy. This play has a lot of comedic breaks!

Don't see it if You don't have a sense of humor.

100

Clever, Delightful, Great acting, Intelligent, Must see

See it if You enjoy a good Shakespeare and a romantic comedy.

Don't see it if You don't enjoy a little drama!

100

Clever, Entertaining, Great acting, Great writing, Original

See it if You understand Shakespears language.

Don't see it if If you dont like Shakespeare

Delightful, Entertaining, Great writing, Must see, Absorbing

See it if Just see it. I think it's totally worth it.

Don't see it if You don't like shows.

Exquisite

See it if you're a Shakespeare fan

Don't see it if if you're expecting a traditional staging

Entertaining

See it if You're bored

Don't see it if Hungry

Critic Reviews (2)

"When it came to the comedy, Benson’s players didn’t quite earn many laughs. With some awkward physical comedy thrown into the mix in hopes to bring the funny, 'Much Ado About Nothing' was sadly anything but. And much of that is due to the way the company approached the script."
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"Though adapting Shakespeare into superficial themes, such as Vietnam War-inspired 'flavors' should never be done, because it is rarely done well, Lynnea Benson directed as well as possible under such artificial circumstances...Frog and Peach Theater Company’s rendition of 'Much Ado About Nothing' packs a punch...The choice to place 'Much Ado' into this time period did not help the actors."
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