Comedy of Errors
Performance Dates:
Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 1:30pm
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 1:30pm
Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 10:30am
Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 1:30pm
Saturday, August 15, 2009 - 10:30am
The Comedy of Errors directed by Paul Hunter in association with Told By An Idiot.
Young People’s Shakespeare brings the power of seeing a live, innovative production of Shakespeare to young people in primary schools around the country.
Audiences in Stratford-upon-Avon will now have the opportunity to see one of these productions for the very first time as The Courtyard Theatre hosts 5 performances of a distilled version of The Comedy of Errors speciallyprogrammed for schools and family audiences.
Created in association with acclaimed theatre company Told By An Idiot, this new production of The Comedy of Errors offers children an ideal first opportunity to see a live Shakespeare performance.
When two sets of identical twins with identical names are shipwrecked as infants, their father can save only one of each set. Years later, one Antipholus and one Dromio arrive in Ephesus in search of their long-lost brothers only to find that everyone there seems a little odd…
The Comedy of Errors plays in repertoire at The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 25 June - 15 August 2009.
Additional information
Five performances only in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Where?
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Courtyard Theatre
Southern Lane
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
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