Rebecca, Tori, and special guest, Louise, return to chat about the 1993 Kenneth Branaugh and 2013 Josh Whedon productions of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." We delve into some character analysis, performance comparisons, and Shakespearean themes. We discuss gender dynamics, visual aesthetics of the adaptations, and identify our spotlight scenes and shining stars. And, we have a lot of fun.

Music

Apache Rock Instrumental | by Sound Atelier; licensed from Jamendo

Remember the way | Mid-Air Machine | licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License at Free Music Archive

Sound Effects

Record Scratch: Sound Effect free on Pixabay

Orchestral win | Sound Effect by u_it78ck90s3 from Pixabay

Cinematic Logo-DHcz | Sound Effect by Dzianis Honczarow from Pixabay

Sources

• BBC News | Letter Reveals Shakespeare Did Not Abandon His Wife
• Hey nonny nonny – Shakespeare Nerd
• Cliff's Notes | Much Ado About Nothing
• Much Ado About Nothing movie review (1993) | Roger Ebert
• Den of Geek | Why Did Joss Whedon Choose Much Ado About Nothing
• Backstage | Making Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing
• 4 changes Joss Whedon made to Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing | The Week
• The battle of two ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ films – Seven Inches of Your Time
• Much Ado About Nothing movie review (2013) | Roger Ebert
• Much Ado About Nothing - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library