Much Ado About Nothing at Barboursville Ruins 7/17 – 8/1

Summer favorite Shakespeare at the Ruins returns as Four County Players presents Much Ado About Nothing. Central Virginia’s longest-running community theater stages one of the Bard’s best comedies, where two pairs of lovers endure contrasting experiences. Friends conspire to unite the skeptical Beatrice and Benedick as others plot to part the devoted Hero and Claudio. As the title suggests, it all works out in the end. Picnicking is encouraged, and food trucks will be onsite throughout the run of the show. $25, 7:30pm. Historic Barboursville Ruins, Mansion Rd., Barboursville. fourcp.org

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