National Theatre

An illustrated programme for Much Ado About Nothing is on sale at £3 from ushers, from the Olivier bookstall and from the NT Bookshop in the main entrance. In it, Peter Holland reflects on the 'Strange Misprisions' in Shakespeare's play, and the meanings in its title; Philip Hensher writes about warring couples in literature; Daniel Rosenthal gives a brief history

of Much Ado on stage and screen; and Catherine Ashmore's exclusive photographs show the

company in rehearsal.