Globe Education Online

Fergel McElherron and Cornelius Booth

Directed by Rebecca Gatward

Take one pair of estranged twins (both called Antipholous) and one pair of twin servants (both called Dromio), keep them in ignorance of each other and throw them into a city with a reputation for sorcery and you have the chief ingredients for theatrical chaos. Fast-paced, hilarious and seemingly irreverent, the young William Shakespeare explores themes in this comedy that recur again and again in his later work: mistaken identity, coincidence and the importance of family.

Following on from the 2009 and 2010 tour, The Comedy of Errors is revived once more. 8 actors new and old take this fast and furious Shakespeare play to the USA.

Creative Team

Director: Rebecca Gatward
Designer: Liz Cooke
Composer: Alex Silverman
Choreographer: Sian Williams

Cast

Duncan Wisbey - Duke/ Angelo
Cornelius Booth - Dr Pinch/ Egeon
Laura Rogers - Adriana
Emma Pallant - Abbess / Courtesan/ Balthasar
Fergal McElherron - Dromio(s)
Bill Buckhurst - Antipholus(s)
Dana Gartland - Luciana
Sophie Scott - Merchants

Discover the Play

Adopt an Actor:

Adopt Bill Buckhurst as Antiphlous(s)
Adopt Dana Gartland as Luciana
Adopt Laura Rogers as Adriana
Adopt Emma Pallant as Abbess/ Courtesan/ Balthasar

Previous Productions:

1999 directed by Kathryn Hunter
2006 directed by Chris Luscombe
2009 directed by Rebbeca Gatward
2010 directed by Rebecca Gatward