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      THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

      Propeller Shakespeare

       THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

      Edited by Edward Hall and Roger Warren

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      Text of The Comedy Of Errors, copyright © Propeller, 2014

      Individual contributions copyright © the contributors, 2014

      Propeller is hereby identified as author of this work in accordance with section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Propeller has asserted its moral rights.

      All rights whatsoever in this play are strictly reserved and application for performance etc. should be made before commencement of rehearsal to Propeller, Highfield, Manor Barns, Snowshill, Broadway, Worcs., WR12 7JR +44 (0)1386 853206. No performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained, and no alterations may be made in the title or the text of the play without the editors’ prior written consent.

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      PB ISBN: 978-1-78319-011-9

      EPUB ISBN: 978-1-78319-510-7

      Cover design by James Illman

      Production images © Manuel Harlan

      Printed and bound by Marston Book Services Limited, Didcot.

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      Contents

       Cast and Production Team

       Edward Hall on Propeller

       Farce and Humanity: The Comedy of Errors

       Designing The Comedy of Errors

       Music in The Comedy of Errors

       This Edition

       The Comedy of Errors

      Propeller’s The Comedy of Errors was first performed at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, on 19 January 2011, with the following cast:

      The DUKE of Ephesus Richard Clothier

      AEGEON, a merchant of Syracuse John Dougall

ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE images his twin sons Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
ANTIPHOLUS OF EPHESUS Sam Swainsbury
DROMIO OF SYRACUSE images their twin servants Richard Frame
DROMIO OF EPHESUS Jon Trenchard

      ADRIANA, wife of Antipholus of Ephesus Robert Hands

      LUCIANA, her sister David Newman

      BALTHASAR, a merchant Wayne Cater

      ANGELO, a goldsmith Thomas Padden

      NELL, the kitchen-maid Chris Myles

      OFFICER Dominic Tighe

      COURTESAN Kelsey Brookfield

      PINCH, an exorcist Tony Bell

      AEMILIA, the Lady Abbess Chris Myles

       Other parts played by members of the Company.

      It was subsequently performed at:

      Theatre Royal, Newcastle

      Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

      Theatre Royal, Norwich

      King’s Theatre, Edinburgh

      Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

      The Lowry, Salford

      Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York

      The Power Center, Ann Arbour, Michigan

      Watermill Theatre, Newbury

      Theatre Royal, Plymouth

      Madrid Festival, Teatro del Canal

      Huntington Theater Company, Boston

      Hampstead Theatre, London

      Neuss Festival, Germany

      Galway Arts Festival

      The tour was presented in association with the Touring Partnership, funded by the Arts Council of England, and sponsored by Coutts & Co.

      Propeller’s The Comedy of Errors was subsequently revived at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield on 23 January 2014 with the following cast:

      The DUKE of Ephesus Dominic Gerrard

      AEGEON, a merchant of Syracuse Chris Myles

ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE images his twins sons Dan Wheeler
ANTIPHOLUS OF EPHESUS

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