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The Comedy of
Errors
By William Shakespeare
Thursday 1st March, 7.00pm
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I in earth, in heaven, or in hell?
Sleeping or waking? mad or well advised?
Known unto these, and to myself disguised!
Two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale. And for no one more so than Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio who, in search of their brothers, arrive in a land entirely foreign to their distant home. A buzzing metropolis, to the outsiders it appears a place of wonderment and terror, where baffling gifts and unexplained hostilities abound.
Do you know me, sir? Am I Dromio? Am I your
man? Am I myself?
Consistently recognised by strangers, the visitors question their very
selves as the turmoil escalates. Meanwhile, Aegeon, father to the Antipholus
twins, has been captured searching for his sons and, as an illegal immigrant,
is sentenced to death at sunset. Shakespeare’s furiously paced
comedy will be staged in a contemporary world into which walk three prohibited
foreigners who see everything for the first time. Lenny Henry plays Antipholus
of Syracuse.
Running time: 3 hours 15 minutes approx. - one interval
Unreserved seating
All £12
