Watch Adrian Pang in Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare in the Park from 7 - 31 May

Picnic at the Park with Adrian Pang? Why Not!
Billed as the 'biggest local theatre event of the year', Much Ado About Nothing is a romantic comedy set in 1930s Singapore

WOULDN'T it be great if, even for just one day, you could pretend you were in London, in love with Adrian Pang, sitting down on the grass, drinking a glass of wine, and listening to him play a Shakespeare actor?

Guess what, you can!

For as low as $25 (if you're a student), you can picnic at Fort Canning Park and watch Adrian Pang make a star of himself in Singapore Repertory's staging of the romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing.

The MediaCorp Artiste will be joined by Jason Chan and Wendy Kweh (Life! Theatre Award winner for her role in SRT’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and a cast of local and international actors from 7 to 31 May.

It will be directed by London-based Edward Dick, who has also done A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Sydney Theatre Company, Romeo and Juliet for Shakespeare’s Globe, and Twelfth Night at Regent’s Park in London.

"Much Ado About Nothing is about a pair of lovers named Claudio and Hero who are due to be married in a week. To pass the time before their wedding day they conspire with Don Pedro, the prince of Aragon, to trick their friends, Beatrice and Benedick, into confessing their love for one another. The prince's illegitimate brother Don John, however, jealous of both Don Pedro's power and his affection for Claudio, plans to sabotage the coming wedding," according to our best friend, the Wikipedia.

This version of Much Ado About Nothing will be set in 1930s Singapore and promises to be "even more spectacular, engaging and twice as much fun" as the first Shakespeare in the Park production in 2007, "where over 20,000 people picnicked while 40 actors transformed the park into a magical theatrical experience."

We'll see you there!

Much Ado About Nothing
DATE: 7 to 31 May 2009 (Thursday to Sunday)

TIME: 7:30pm (Ticket holders are encouraged to picnic from 6.30pm)

DURATION: 2 hr 30 mins (not including 20 minutes interval)

PRICES:
Advance sale: Sunday - Thursday - $33/ Friday - Saturday - $38
At the Door: Sunday -Thursday $43/Friday - Saturday - $48

VIP Packages (incl. 2 glasses of wine and canapés – seating under marquee; only advance sales):
Sunday - Thursday $78 / Friday - Saturday $83

Student price: $25 on Thursdays and Sundays

VENUE: Fort Canning Green, Fort Canning Park

TICKETING: SISTIC at 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg for concessions, wet-weather plans and VIP packages

WEBSITE: www.srt.com.sg


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