The Comedy Of Errors
Now Closed
Booking Period
- Show Opened
- 19th Dec 2011
- Booking Until
- 1st Apr 2012
Running Time
What's it all about?
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.
Who's in it?
Comedian Lenny Henry, who earned his Shakespeare stripes last year by playing the title role in Othello, plays Antipholus of Syracuse opposite Chris Jarman, an RSC veteran who's also done his time in the West End in Sister Act and The Lion King.
What's the story?
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.
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.
What the critics say
Achieves a magical simplicity that induces a sense of awe and wonder
A comic delight
The show is wall-to-wall joy and Mr Henry is beyond good
Customer Reviews
it was ok bit hard going lenny henry was great
Brilliantly performed and very entertaining. A really good Saturday night out.!
Fantastic production, loved every minute.
