24 May 2024
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
The comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner.
Much Ado About Nothing
Dame Maggie Smith stars in the 1967 screen version of Franco Zeffirelli's exuberant National Theatre production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, in which young lovers Hero and Claudio conspire to make sharp-tongued rivals Beatrice and Benedick fall in love with each other.
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Maggie Smith Beatrice
Robert Stephens Benedick
Frank Finlay Dogberry
Michael Byrne Claudio
Caroline John Hero
Derek Jacobi Don John
Ronald Pickup Don Pedro
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