This shortened version is an ideal way to get students to understand and enjoy Shakespeare's "rom-com".

Two modern narrators guide students and clarify events. Their dialogue (clearly marked in the text as not being part of Shakespeare's play) explains such things as Don John's plotting and the treatment of Hero - supporting students in their understanding of the original text.

Students can enjoy the witty dialogue between Beatrice and Benedick in the original language while the photographs from a variety of productions help them to visualise the courtly setting and the changing emotions as these antagonists are brought to see that they are made for each other.

Shorter Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing Adapted by Tracey Irish