much ado about nothing

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Washington, who last performed Shakespeare on screen in 1993's "Much Ado About Nothing," is superb in the title role, playing up Macbeth's fears while also making his madness credible.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021

Washington has experience with Shakespeare adaptations, starring as Julius Caesar on Broadway in 2005 as well a role in Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 big screen take on Much Ado About Nothing.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2019

Over the next four years, he would write, produce, and act in a half-dozen stone masterpieces: Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and Hamlet.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2016

Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, set to a rock ’n’ roll song score.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2016

And it didn’t count Much Ado About Nothing, which should have counted for the whole shebang, since it advertised itself as a comedy—but let me tell you, it wasn’t.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt