About the Play
Written around 1598, Much Ado About Nothing came out mid-way through Shakespeare's career as a writer, at a time when he was churning out hit after hit, including Much Ado. The first known publication was in 1600, in the First Quarto, and was then published again in 1623 in the First Folio.
Interestingly, it is theorized that Much Ado may be the missing play that went by the title Love's Labours Won, initially thought to be a sequel to Love's Labours Lost (which I will be reading in July).
It is one of the only Shakespeare plays written almost entirely in prose.
It has been performed on Broadway 14 times, most recently in the 1984-1985 season.
Written around 1598, Much Ado About Nothing came out mid-way through Shakespeare's career as a writer, at a time when he was churning out hit after hit, including Much Ado. The first known publication was in 1600, in the First Quarto, and was then published again in 1623 in the First Folio.
Interestingly, it is theorized that Much Ado may be the missing play that went by the title Love's Labours Won, initially thought to be a sequel to Love's Labours Lost (which I will be reading in July).
It is one of the only Shakespeare plays written almost entirely in prose.
It has been performed on Broadway 14 times, most recently in the 1984-1985 season.
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