This is genuinely charming and just such fun. Two couples of very different tone are united after a different wooing. Beatrice & Benedict are a warring pair that spar with each other throughout until their friends decide to bring them together for their own good. The other couple feel to be younger and are far more prone to the winds of fate. Hero & Claudio come together when the Prince woos Hero on Claudio's behalf, only for him to rebuff her and then marry her unknowing.
This could be overly sweet and sickly if we just had Hero & Claudio to concentrate on, but the rift adds that touch of spice to break up the sweetness. Running alongside you have the barbs exchanged by Beatrice & Benedict. And for the final element there is the bumbling Dogsberry and the watch who accost the malefactors and interrogate them in their inimitable style.
This is genuinely endearing and sparkles. ( )

An excellent audio production of my favourite of Shakespeare's comedies. The cast was perfection and there's excellent audio gags in place of the physical gags that often happen when Beatrice and Benedick are eavesdropping. Also, David Tennant keeps his Scottish accent. Recommended. ( )