Mel Giedroyc and John Hopkins rehearse Much Ado About Nothing at Rose Theatre Kingston

Photos have been released showing the cast in rehearsals for the Rose Theatre Kingston production of Much Ado About Nothing, which opens for previews on 13 April.

Directed by Simon Dormandy (The Hudsucker Proxy, The Encounter), the new version of Shakespeare's classic comedy stars Mel Giedroyc (Company), John Hopkins (The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾) as Benedick, Kate Lamb (The Taming of the Shrew) as Hero, Calam Lynch (Dunkirk) as Claudio, Peter Guinness (After Independence) as Don Pedro, Peter Bray (A Midsummer Night's Dream) as Don John and Stewart Wright (Swallows and Amazons) as Dogberry.

The show has set and costume design by Naomi Dawson, lighting design by Paul Pyant, and sound design and composition by Jon Nicholls.

Giedroyc will also star in the West End revival production of Company, which opens in September, alongside Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone.

Much Ado About Nothing runs at Rose Theatre Kingston from 18 April to 6 May with previews from 13 April.