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Much Ado about Nothing
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Co-director Rob is a little concerned about ticket sales ... but it was alright on the night Leonato and the Messenger eye up Beatrice
Claudio delivers his punch line, while Benedick can only roll his eyes 
Leonato and Ursula do the "YMCA" Benedick and Beatrice demonstrate arm-wrestling Benedick shouts at the Boy (played by Benedict) - uncanny eh? A good turn out at Nicholson Gardens
The musos relax in the orchestra pit Benedick demonstrates invisible sword swallowing to Claudio Conrade gets his nightly slap from The Lady, while Borachio canoodles with his lady friend, Margaret Borachio's bird, Margaret arm-wrestles with Balthasar - the floozy (Margaret, that is!)
Most of the cast doing the "YMCA" - rather badly The Lady and her musical totty Leonato, Don Pedro and Claudio wait for Balthasar to find the right chord Benedick's cunning disguise clearly fools Leonato, Claudio and Don Pedro
Beatrice's less than original disguise still fools Ursula and Hero Verges, Dogberry and Watchman 2 - aka The Brains Trust Beatrice and Margaret on the edge of a dark void The Friar, the bride and the bride's side guests
The Messenger delivers a .. erm .. message Hero watches the action, while Ursula and Margaret look at some tapestry - or is it the script Borachio subtly eavesdrops on Claudio and Benedick Muso Pat in the spaciously appointed orchestra pit
Claudio and Don Pedro cracking jokes The Lady shows Conrade one of her best judo holds Another nightly slap for Conrade from The Lady Most of the cast arm-wrestling or doing the "YMCA" - rather badly ... as usual
Don Pedro consoling Benedick on loosing his hair band Beatrice shows off the latest line from the Messina fashion house Leonato assures Hero that Claudio is the right man for her One of the audience finds the plot a bit confusing
Leonato gives Hero to Claudio - but the following kiss was a bit of a damp squib The Lady and Borachio show how to kiss! Les Parapluies de Cherbourg - remade in Wickham Beatrice hiding - probably from the rain
Ursula and Hero wishing they could shelter from the rain, like Beatrice The Watch arguing over who bought that winning lottery ticket Two of the Watch look aghast as the other runs off with the ticket Dogberry tosses a coin to decide whose ticket it is, while Verges dozes quietly
Borachio and Conrade are drunk - are they typecast? Benedick wonders how the girls will get the grass stains out of their dresses The Friar working on his cunning plan Benedick and Beatrice - unfortunately we do not have a photo of their subsequent, record breaking kiss
The Sexton clutches his Elizabethan laptop The Watch show off their fearsome armoury Dogberry pontificating Ursula can barely contain her excitement
The ever angry Leonato stomps past Ursula Don Pedro lectures Borachio and Conrade on the evils of drunkeness and debauchery Claudio grovels Borachio's flighty piece, Margaret flirting - this time with Benedick
Photos courtesy of Austin Hicks