Lead casting has been announced for the upcoming Sheffield run and tour of Much Ado About Nothing, which runs at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield from 9-24 September, prior to touring in co-production with Ramps on the Moon, which puts deaf and disabled artists and audiences at the centre of their work. 

Following its run in Sheffield, the production will tour to Leeds, Birmingham, Nottingham, Ipswich, Stratford and Salisbury. 

Daneka Etchells (All of Us, National Theatre) will play Beatrice, with Guy Rhys as Benedick (ROCK/PAPER/SCISSORS, Crucible, Lyceum and Studio theatres). Artistic Director Robert Hastie will direct the play, with set and costume design by Peter Mckintosh, BSL direction by Emily Howlett, audio description direction by Chloe Clarke, lighting by Ian Scott, sound by Sam Glossop, composition by John Biddle, and casting by Jacob Sparrow.

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