Tag Archives: The Comedy of Errors

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Liam Halligan Reviewer: Laura Marriott “What? Did I marry her in my sleep?” Two sets of twins separated at birth, a nun, a possible execution, a bondsman with a baton, a goldsmith lacking in gold, an over-enthusiastic kitchen maid, a wife, a mistress, infidelity, a tempest, demonic possession and a subversive sister. It can only be ...

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Peter Stickney Musical Director: Alex Beetschen Choreography: Darren Royston Reviewer: Janet Jepson There’s something special and magical about watching a theatrical production in the open air, and there are few better places to do it than Harlow Carr Gardens near Harrogate. The setting is perfect: a level area for the stage surrounded by an assortment of ...

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Nicola Samer Reviewer: Maryam Philpott Shakespeare did love a good mistaken identity plot, more often than not with female characters disguising themselves as men, but this was usually a means to an end, helping them to win the man they love. However, The Comedy of Errors makes that its main focus, creating a convoluted tale of ...

Writer: William Shakespeare Directors: Ben Horslen &John Risebero Composer/Musical Director: Nick Barstow Reviewer: Michael Gray Sir Francis Walsingham, Good Queen Bess's Spymaster, was not amused. Sitting (for his portrait) in the back of the audience, he stared impassively at the frantic antics of the farceurs charging around the ancient hall - the very space, in fact, where Shakespeare's briefest play ...

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Blanche McIntyre Reviewer: Scott Matthewman The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, and also one of his best. This new production at Shakespeare's Globe is a finely crafted, raucous interpretation that creates one of the funniest theatrical evenings for some time. Slapstick is a key element of Blanche McIntyre's direction, starting even before ...

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Alex Clifton Musical Director: Harry Blake Choreographer: Rachel Catherall Reviewer: Taylor Simmons The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare’s earliest and shortest plays. Recognised as his most farcical, it is full of puns, slapstick staging, and elaborate word play. For those not familiar with its story, the plot revolves around two sets of identical ...

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Ian Forrest Reviewer: Hannah Piercy Vibrant, bright and full of life: from the moment you enter the auditorium to see a set adorned in all the splendour of a Mediterranean market town, the tone is set for an energetic spin on Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors, a play of double trouble about two sets of twins. Separated ...

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Edward Hall Reviewer: Natalie Turner Injecting energy, bad wigs and a hint of Mexican culture into one of Shakespeare's most absurd comedies, this brand new production of The Comedy of Errors, from Propeller dabbles with one of the Bard's favourite plot devices – mistaken identity. The play opens on a serious note, with Egeon, a merchant ...