Nothing -2011- Wyndham-s Theatre... | Much Ado About

(They separate. CLAUDIO approaches HERO. She hands him a drink. He takes her hand. Music fades.)

(clapping him on the back) Then you shall be the merriest bachelor in Messina. Come, let us dance.

(They exit. A single spotlight on DON JOHN, who lights a cigarette and smiles.) Scene 1: Before the wedding. Courtyard, midday. Confetti, balloons. (The whole company gathers. BEATRICE and BENEDICK enter from opposite sides. They see each other. For the first time, neither speaks sharply. They stare. Then:) Much Ado About Nothing -2011- Wyndham-s Theatre...

A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers. I find here that Don Pedro hath bestowed much honour on a young Florentine called Claudio.

You have a plot, my lord?

A lover? I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.

Shall we go wake the master?

No. It is very bad.