Much Ado About Nothing at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

Much Ado About Nothing

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga

Sparks fly as two couples become ensnared in a whirlwind of lies and deceptions in Shakespeare's sparkling comedy of romance, wit, and intrigue. Tensions rise, and the humor reaches new heights, filled with clever wordplay and unexpected twists, culminating in a celebration where love conquers all.

Thru - Sep 13, 2025

Show Type: Comedy

Box Office: 310-455-3723

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Much Ado About Nothing Reviews

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Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...Beatrice and Benedick are once again at it tooth and nail, but this time round she's wearing a hoopskirt and he's sporting a Civil War-era Army uniform as director Ellen Geer transposes the Shakespeare comedy classic from 16th-century Italy to 1860s Virginia while sprinkling in one I Love Lucy-inspired physical comedy bit after another."

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- Steven Stanley

Angeles Stage - Recommended

"...Ellen Geer's staging of "Much Ado" is set in the immediate post Civil-War period in Lovingston, Virginia, a small town between Charlottesville and Lynchburg. Apparently many American soldiers passed through Lovingston on their home from the vanquished South."

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- Don Shirley

Showmag - Highly Recommended

"...Oh Joy! There is nothing better than a rollicking Shakespearean comedy done up to a “T” and Artistic Director Ellen Geer has delivers a smart Much Ado, featuring not one but two sets of star-crossed lovers set against — wait for it —! The Civil War!"

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- Leigh Kennicott

Stage Raw - Highly Recommended

"...Geer and Hendry are a fiery delight as the quick-witted, sharp-tongued Beatrice and Benedick. Both bring a new level of physical comedy to their roles, and elevate the comedy from witty to downright hilarious."

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- Julia Stier

Mostly Shakespeare - Highly Recommended

"...The new season at the wonderful Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum has begun, kicking off with William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. In these days of division and misogyny and bigotry and deception, it makes perfect sense to turn to a comedy like Much Ado About Nothing, which is a love story, but also one that involves villainy, deceit and questions of trust, and where, after all that, everything turns out all right in the end. I think we need that, we need to believe things will turn out all right at the end. The theme for this season at the theatre is "A Season Of Resilience," and most of us are hopeful that this country will be able to recover from its current crisis, that people will be able to finally admit their mistakes."

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- Michael Doherty

Much Ado About Nothing at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum