Much Ado About Nothing (Hamlet Isn't Dead) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (21)
See it if you understand that playing Shakespeare fast & loose is your best chance of playing it faithful to the original.
Don't see it if for you Shakespeare is sacred & immutable. Read more
See it if Fab folks at HID gift us again w lighthearted Shakespeare where the tragedy is shortlived & the villains are vanquished w shrugs. Super fun!
Don't see it if you dislike modern interpretations. Note that HID reveres Shakespeare's language. Any added elements only enhance. WS would approve-Probably
See it if It's Much Ado; you know if you want to see it or not. This is a more feminist take than many you see. As good as any production I've seen.
Don't see it if You don't like Shakespeare or need 100% adherence to the text.
See it if You don't enjoy Shakespeare performed traditionally
Don't see it if You want to see a traditional interpretation of Much Ado About Nothing (one of the greatest plays of all time) Read more
See it if you like romance or comedy or romantic comedies
Don't see it if you don't want music in your Shakespeare Read more
See it if You're interested in a fun, fresh take on Shakespeare's classic comedy.
Don't see it if You don't like change.
See it if You love HID shows - fun music - hilarious clowns - & some great acting
Don't see it if Go see it !
See it if you love to laugh! Also, if you love watching great actors put on a great production!
Don't see it if you hate laughing and having fun or watching people have fun.
Critic Reviews (2)
"Joyful and high-energy production...The play text is streamlined and rendered with speed, clarity, and exuberance...Talented cast...Expertly moves between moments of slapstick humour and deeply felt emotion...Focus is on the language-spoken with such colloquial clarity that it hardly seems out of place...The performance embraces joy and merriment but with such skill that it doesn't seem naïve or simplistic. This is Shakespeare that is accessible and moving."
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"Evident in every moment is the company's affection for the text and joy in playing. Director James Rightmyer Jr. leans full tilt into the title's meaning - there is, indeed, much ado along the journey the characters take, but as things wind to a happy end and the company joins in song, there is the most joy and release as they hit the nonsense refrain...I thoroughly enjoyed myself during this high-quality performance. A truly excellent cast across the board."
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