Globe. This production was set in Mexico. Mel Giedroyc played Beatrice in 2018 at the Rose Theatre, Kingston. North America Canada At the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, Beatrice has been played by Jane Casson (1971), Martha Henry (1977), Maggie Smith (1980), Tana Hicken (1983), Tandy Cronyn (1987), Goldie Semple (1991), Martha Henry (1998), and Deborah Hay (2012). Camilla Scott played Beatrice at the York Shakespeare Festival in 2004 in Ontario. The production was set during the Spanish Civil War. Kate Eastwood Norris played Beatrice in a 2005 production of Much Ado About Nothing set immediately after World War II. Norris's Beatrice was described as performing "verbal jujitsu". In 2019, Rose Napoli played Beatrice in Liza Balkan's production with Shakespeare in High Park in Toronto. This production was set in the late 1990s and transformed Beatrice into an up-and-coming stand-up comic. The show began with a ten-minute set of Beatrice's comedy co-written by Balkan and Napoli. United States Margaret Leighton played Beatrice on Broadway in 1959. In 1960, Leighton was nominated for a Tony for "Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play" for her performance. In 1973, Kathleen Widdoes was nominated for a "Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play" Tony for her portrayal of Beatrice. In 1985, Sinéad Cusack was nominated for the same award for her Beatrice. In 1980, Barbara Dirickson played Beatrice with the American Conservatory Theater. In 1988, Blythe Danner played Beatrice at the Delacorte Theatre as part of the New York Shakespeare Festival. While eavesdropping and being tricked into thinking that Benedick is in love with her, Beatrice hides behind a bush which is subsequently watered by Hero. In 2007, Tracy Michelle Arnold played Beatrice at the American Players Theater in Wisconsin. Lily Rabe played Beatrice in 2014 at Shakespeare in the Park under the direction of Jack O'Brien. In 2019, Danielle Brooks played Beatrice in a production of Much Ado About Nothing featuring an all-black cast at Shakespeare in the Park in New York City. The production, directed by Kenny Leon, was later broadcast on television as part of PBS's “Great Performances” series. Russia In 1936, Tsetsiliya Mansurova played Beatrice at the Vakhtangov Theatre. This production continued, with Mansurova playing Beatrice, for at least 5 years. Film In the 1964 German language adaptation, Viel Lärm um Nichts, Beatrice was played by Christel Bodenstein. Emma Thompson played Beatrice in Kenneth Brannagh's