Full casting has been announced for Much Ado About Nothing, produced by Sheffield Theatres in partnership with Ramps on the Moon, which opens at Sheffield Crucible from 9-24 September, prior to a UK tour. 

As previously announced, the roles of Beatrice and Benedick will be played by Daneka Etchells and Guy Rhys respectively. They will be joined by Lee Farrell (Common) as Verges, Laura Goulden (In The Willows) as Margaret, Amy Helena (Antigone) as Seacole, Karina Jones (Macbeth) as Antonia, Kit Kenneth (London Road) as Balthasar, Leo Long (I Used To Be Famous) as Oatcake, Gerard McDermott (Frankenstein) as Leonato, Taku Mutero (The Prophetic Soul) as Claudio, Fatima Niemogha (Small Island) as Don Joan, Caroline Parker (Oliver Twist) as Dogberry, Dan Parr (Lava) as Don Pedro, Shreya Patel (The Secret Garden) as Ursula, Richard Peralta (Coriolanus) as Friar, Ciaran Stewart (Tribes) as Conrade, Claire Wetherall (Faith) as Hero, and Ben Wilson (Oliver Twist) as Borachio.

After playing in Sheffield, the show will tour to Leeds Playhouse, Birmingham Rep, Nottingham Playhouse, New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Salisbury Playhouse. 

Tickets are on sale here, with every performance featuring integrated sign language, audio description and captioning.