Much Ado About Nothing,1980: Claudio: Stephen Russell; Hero: Diana Leblanc; Beatrice: Maggie Smith; Benedick: Brian Bedford.

The very elaborate, complicated period costumes reduce the physical vitality of this modern performance, diminishing the energy of the feelings expressed. This allows the verbal sophistication of Beatrice more dominance, an advantage for Shakespeare's script, but may reduce the emotional interest of the feelings communicated: the affair is less intimate and passionate as a result.; Robin Phillips - Director: Stratford Festival Stratford, Ontario, Canada Daphne Dare - Set Designer; Robin Fraser Paye - Costume Designer.http://www.clevelandmemory.org/copyright/ via Special Collections, Cleveland State University Library.