Much Ado About Nothing (1623)

Author
William Shakespeare
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£29,806 18s £6,668 4s (22.4%) £23,138 14s (77.6%)
1732 - 1809
£29,806 18s - (100%) £6,668 4s (22.4%) £23,138 14s (77.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
190 47 143
1732 - 1809
190 47 143
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
14 May 1798 Covent Garden Much Ado About Nothing, British Fortitude, Marian, Masquerade Dance No No No £114 6s 6d 30% N/A
24 May 1798 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Critic or A Tragedy Rehearsed, Sigh No More, Ladies, Little Bess the Ballad Singer, Little Taffline No No Yes £505 1s 6d 83% N/A
11 Oct 1798 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Blue Beard, Sigh No More, Ladies No No No £219 14s 53% N/A
02 Feb 1799 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Feudal Times No No No £156 15s 54% N/A
04 Jul 1799 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, No Song No Supper No No Yes £61 3s N/A N/A
12 Oct 1799 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, No Song No Supper, Sigh No More, Ladies No No No £252 16s 100% N/A
05 Nov 1799 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Blue Beard, Sigh No More, Ladies No No No £137 2s 6d 40% N/A
30 May 1801 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Blue Beard No No Yes £360 13s 6d 75% N/A
22 May 1802 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, No Song No Supper No No Yes £331 10s 6d 39% N/A
30 May 1803 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Love and Magic Yes No Yes £496 15s 6d 25% N/A
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