BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
DIRECTED BY SAMANTHA YOUNG
“THOU AND I ARE TOO WISE TO WOO PEACEABLY”
Dazzling wit, perfect comedy, dangerous possibilities and cruel deceits, Much Ado is deservedly beloved of audiences worldwide. Sport for Jove’s new production, directed by the wonderful Samantha Young (Away, 2016), challenges the play's darkest edges, while celebrating its extraordinary liveliness and tumultuous couplings – Benedick and Beatrice, Hero and Claudio – along with the eccentric community that
orbits them.
Don Pedro’s army is home, and so the war begins – can women trust men, can men recognise women, can love be defined by something more than words?
SFJ are thrilled to be back this summer with an array of exciting venues, The Hub (Blue Mountains Theatre in Springwood), along with our beloved Bella Vista Farm and the stunning Everglades Garden Theatre in Leura. A season of love and overcoming, of iconic favourites and bold new adventures.
ALL AGES
CAST
TOBY BLOME
Claudio / Ursula
LEILANI LOAU
LEONATO / DOGBERRY
ELLEN COOTE
HERO / BORACHIO
JAY JAMES-MOODY
BENEDICK / BALTHAZAR
MANDELA MATHIA
DON PEDRO / FRIAR
MEGAN O'CONNELL
BEATRICE
ZIGGY RESNICK
DON JOHN / MARGARET
Creatives
SAMANTHA YOUNG
DIRECTOR
MATHEW LEE
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
BERNADETTE RYAN
COSTUME DESIGNER
DAMIEN RYAN
STAGE DESIGNER
LISA BENHAM
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Alexander Lee-Rekers
SOUND DESIGNER AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR
SORIE BANGURA
PRODUCTION MANAGER
MACKENZIE O'BYRNE
STAGE MANAGER
BIANCA DREIS
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
ROBERT JAGO
SENIOR PRODUCER
ISABELLA MILKOVITSCH
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
Dates and Booking
BELLA VISTA FARM
THU, 19 DEC
FRI, 20 DEC
SAT, 21 DEC
SUN, 22 DEC
8.00pm
8.00pm
8.00pm SOLD OUT
8.00pm
*Christmas break 23 - 26 DEC
FRI, 27 DEC
SAT, 28 DEC
SUN, 29 DEC​
8.00pm
8.00pm SOLD OUT
8.00pm SOLD OUT
THIS EVENT HAS PASSED
EVERGLADES GARDENS, LEURA
SAT, 4 JAN
SUN, 5 JAN
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FRI, 10 JAN
SAT, 11 JAN
SUN, 12 JAN​
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FRI, 17 JAN
SAT, 18 JAN
SUN, 19 JAN
7.30pm SOLD OUT
7.30pm SOLD OUT
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7.30pm SOLD OUT
7.30pm SOLD OUT
3.00pm SOLD OUT
& 7.30pm SOLD OUT
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7.30pm SOLD OUT
7.30pm SOLD OUT
3.00PM SOLD OUT
& 7.30pm SOLD OUT
THIS EVENT HAS PASSED
BLUE MOUNTAINS THEATRE, SPRINGWOOD
WED, 22 JAN​
THU, 23 JAN
7.30pm
7.30pm
THIS EVENT HAS PASSED
Summer Season is supported by Parramatta Riverside and Blue Mountains Theatre.
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