Much Ado About Nothing
Our Shakespeare in the Dome productions always have a magical quality about them and this year's was no exception.
”Paul Hurt, Production Co-ordinator for Theatre Arts at the University of Derby.
Our current and past Theatre Arts students were the cast in the co-production Much Ado About Nothing with the Buxton Opera House. It was the third Shakespeare play staged "in the round" under the Buxton Campus's Devonshire Dome .
Lighting and sound was provided by our BSc (Hons) Sound, Light and Live Event Technology students. They worked with the producer and the technical team of the Buxton Opera House to transform the Dome into a theatre-in-the-round with seating for 600 people.
This play is a quick witted comedy about the troubled relationships of two couples. Over the course of four nights the play attracted an audience of nearly 1,900 people.
Paul Hurt, Production Co-ordinator for Theatre Arts here at Derby said; "Our Shakespeare in the Dome productions always have a magical quality about them and this year's was no exception."
"I am very proud of the professionalism all the students showed, from those up front such as theatre arts, to the sound and technical staff who do such a great job transforming the Dome's space."
Andrew Aughton, Chief Executive of the Opera House and Producer of all three Shakespeare in the Dome productions, said; "This is a brilliant creative partnership for the Opera House to be involved with, especially as it makes such a fantastic contribution to the training and development of young actors from the University."
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