Much Ado About Nothing (1980)
by William Shakespeare
David Conville directed the 1980 production of Much Ado About Nothing, which featured Bernard Bresslaw as Dogberry.
The cast
James Cairncross
Leonato
![James Cairncross in Much Ado About Nothing (1980)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/9ca91d80-d371-444b-b6b9-09a024f96342_OAT+for+Heritage.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,159,1956,1223&w=160&h=100)
John Gay
![John Gay in Much Ado About Nothing (1980)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/25d90e6b-8669-4e91-8857-0270ad4e04d5_OAT+for+Heritage.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,159,1956,1223&w=160&h=100)
Malcolm James
Footman/The Watch
![Malcolm James in Much Ado About Nothing (1980)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/9ca91d80-d371-444b-b6b9-09a024f96342_OAT+for+Heritage.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,159,1956,1223&w=160&h=100)
Gary Raymond
Benedick
![Gary Raymond in Much Ado About Nothing (1980)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/42b4535a6fe644759c31deadbc01d9ed13b9667f_gary_raymond_rat_patrol.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Bernard Bresslaw
Dogberry
![Bernard Bresslaw in Much Ado About Nothing (1980)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/59111489b3a0133bb13904595062e9646b8f8549_bresslaw002.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Moira Booker
Hero
Annabel Leventon
Beatrice
Aviva Goldkorn
Margaret
Tamara Steele
Ursula
Cheryl Pay
The Maid
Stewart Permutt
Footman/Leader of the Watch
John Gregg
Don Pedro
Andrew Seear
Claudio
Stephen Brigden
Messenger/The Watch
Ross Macfarlane
Balthasar/The Watch
Dave Redgrave
Servant/Sexton/The Watch
Melville Jones
Father Francis/The Watch
Jeff SHankley
Don John
Tony Westrope
Conrad
Douglas Heard
Borachio
Ian Lindsay
Verges
Creative team
David Conville
Director
![David Conville in Much Ado About Nothing (1980)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/d3199dea-86f2-472a-8ab2-1acce3815db1_conville.bmp?auto=compress,format&rect=0,5,427,267&w=160&h=100)
Tim Goodchild
Designer
![Tim Goodchild in Much Ado About Nothing (1980)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/9ca91d80-d371-444b-b6b9-09a024f96342_OAT+for+Heritage.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,159,1956,1223&w=160&h=100)
Ian Callander
Lighting Designer
![Ian Callander in Much Ado About Nothing (1980)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/fa9413f7-f72b-4968-a0ea-3cea038b2006_OAT+for+Heritage.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,159,1956,1223&w=160&h=100)
Miranda Fellows
Choreographer & Movement Director
![Miranda Fellows in Much Ado About Nothing (1980)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/9ca91d80-d371-444b-b6b9-09a024f96342_OAT+for+Heritage.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,159,1956,1223&w=160&h=100)
Musical Director
Kenneth Waller
Composer
Ronald Corp