Too old for Beatrice and Benedick " or much ado about nothing? by Lyn Gardner

Vanessa Redgrave, 75, and James Earl Jones, 81, are to play the sharp-tongued lovers in an Old Vic production of Shakespeare's comedy. Does age matter on stageVanessa Redgrave is 75 and James Earl Jones is 81, but next year they will be playing Shakespeare's warring lovers in a revival of Much Ado about Nothing at the Old Vic. It could be a masterstroke on the part of director Mark Rylance, who was so impressed by th…

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