Much Ado About Nothing

14 NOV  —  19 DEC 2025

Southbank Theatre, The Sumner

Beatrice and Benedick are the most modern of Shakespeare’s couples. They have history. They love to hate each other, yet everyone around them knows they’re perfect for each other. Can love really conquer all?

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‘I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.’

— Beatrice
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‘She speaks poniards, and every word stabs.’

— Benedick

ABOUT THE SHOW

Strap in for a theatrical feast to send the year out on a high, with Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love’s ecstasy and complexities.

Beatrice and Benedick are the most modern of Shakespeare’s couples. They have history. They love to hate each other, yet everyone around them knows they’re perfect for each other. Can love really conquer all?

This brutally funny battle of the sexes is brought ferociously to life by Helpmann Award-winner Alison Bell (The Letdown) and AACTA Award-winner Fayssal Bazzi (Stateless) in his Melbourne Theatre Company debut.

Beatrice and Benedick will fight for their lives against their happily ever after in a play packed full of drama, intrigue and romance. Brimming with wild reversals and hilarious collisions, this outrageously popular romantic comedy has captivated audiences for centuries.

Now, for the first time in 30 years, the Company presents a brand new production of Shakespeare’s joyous war of words and razor-sharp banter, under the direction of Associate Artist Mark Wilson (Jacky).

 

 

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

  • Hearing Assistance

  • Audio Described

  • Tactile Tour

  • Open Captioning

  • Closed Captioning

  • Auslan Interpreted

Performance Type Performance Date(s)
Audio Described
by Vision Australia
Saturday 6 December at 2pm
Tuesday 9 December at 6.30pm
Tactile Tour
at venue
Saturday 6 December at 2pm (Tactile tour commences at 1pm)
Open Captioning
via screen
Saturday 13 December at 2pm
Closed Captioning
via GoTheatrical App
Saturday 13 December at 2pm
Auslan Interpreted Please email mtcticketing@mtc.com.au for more information
Artwork for Alison Bell

Alison Bell

Beatrice

Artwork for Fayssal Bazzi

Fayssal Bazzi

Benedick

Artwork for Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson

Director

The Sumner

140 Southbank Boulevard

Southbank, Victoria 3006