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Much Ado About Nothing

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Play by William Shakespeare. Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623.
The earliest printed text states that Much Ado About Nothing was "sundry times publicly acted" prior to 1600. It is likely that the play made its debut in the autumn or winter of 1598–1599. The earliest recorded performances are two at Court in the winter of 1612–1613, during festivities preceding the marriage of Princess Elizabeth with Frederick V, Elector Palatine (14 February 1613). The play was published in quarto in 1600 by the stationers Andrew Wise and William Aspley. This was the only edition prior to the First Folio in 1623.
  • Promotional image of John Gielgud in the 1959 Broadway production of Much Ado About Nothing

    Promotional image of John Gielgud in the 1959 Broadway production of Much Ado About Nothing

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  • English:   Image of Beatrice, from The Graphic Gallery of Shakespeare's Heroines

    English: Image of Beatrice, from The Graphic Gallery of Shakespeare's Heroines

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