Translation: Maik Hamburger. Director: Maja Delinic. Stage/Costumes: Heike Neugebauer, Rike Schimitschek. Music: Clemens Gutjahr. Cast: Simon Elias, Michael Meyer, Sofie Alice Miller/Erik Roßbander, Norhild Reinicke, Petra-Janina Schultz, Markus Seuß.
In idyllic Messina, where Duke Leonato welcomes the two war heroes Claudio and Benedick, a masked ball ignites a real love chaos, where no one knows who can be trusted and why one actually loves someone. The sharp-tongued Beatrice and the eloquent Benedick engage in witty verbal duels, while Hero and Claudio are threatened by jealous intrigues. Love arises always before the eyes of others and is entangled in hearsay and rumors. Can one still find happiness in a couple nowadays? What role do public opinion and society play in our love relationships?
The themes of love, jealousy, misunderstandings, and the art of deception are at the forefront, but also the question: Is it still permissible to make noise for personal happiness? "Viel Lärm um nichts" is a colorful comedy that has depth. It hits exactly the sore points between men, who are supposedly from Mars, and women, who are from Venus. Or is that not really true at all?