Much: Ado About Nothing David Tennant Google Drive

Why? The rights are a nightmare. The production uses a specific arrangement of the text, specific music, and specific performance rights that expired. The actors' unions (Equity in the UK) also have strict rules regarding the perpetual distribution of stage performances. Essentially, the play exists in a legal "cold storage."

Watching the Tennant/Tate Much Ado is a rite of passage. You have not truly understood the comedic timing of the "Kill Claudio" scene until you have seen Catherine Tate’s face shift from laughing joy to cold fury in a single second. You have not seen physical comedy until you watch David Tennant scramble through a hedge, soaking wet, muttering "I do love nothing in the world so well as you."

However, the ethical argument for this specific play is unique. The rights holders have chosen not to make it available for purchase. In the world of performance studies, this creates a "grey market."

Why? The rights are a nightmare. The production uses a specific arrangement of the text, specific music, and specific performance rights that expired. The actors' unions (Equity in the UK) also have strict rules regarding the perpetual distribution of stage performances. Essentially, the play exists in a legal "cold storage."

Watching the Tennant/Tate Much Ado is a rite of passage. You have not truly understood the comedic timing of the "Kill Claudio" scene until you have seen Catherine Tate’s face shift from laughing joy to cold fury in a single second. You have not seen physical comedy until you watch David Tennant scramble through a hedge, soaking wet, muttering "I do love nothing in the world so well as you."

However, the ethical argument for this specific play is unique. The rights holders have chosen not to make it available for purchase. In the world of performance studies, this creates a "grey market."