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Much Ado About Nothing " review by Michael Billington

Old Vic, LondonI am the last person to complain about senior citizens being given free rein. I also hold Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones in high regard and thought their performances in Driving Miss Daisy were magical. But casting them as Beatrice and Benedick is another matter and results, in Mark Rylance's hands, in one of the most senseless Shakespearean productions I have seen in a long time.In some Shakesp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:44PM on September 19, 2013

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