Shakespeare’s Globe announces cast for The Comedy of Errors.
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast for The Comedy of Errors.
Directed by Globe associate and artistic director Sean Holmes, Shakespeare’s comedy will be shown from May 12 until July 29, at the venue on the South Bank.
The production, about long-lost siblings and mistaken identities, promises to transport you 400 years into an Elizabethan past to watch as these families unravel and descend into chaos.
This production continues the Globe’s 400th anniversary celebrations of the First Folio, without which the play would have been lost to history.
The cast of The Comedy of Errors comprises Claire Benedict as Abbess, Matthew Broome as Antipholus of Ephesus and Philip Cumbus as both Duke and Pinch.
Michael Elcock will play Antipholus of Syracuse, George Fouracres as Dromio of Ephesus, Laura Hanna as Adriana, Hari MacKinnon as Angelo, Jordan Metcalfe as Dromio of Syracuse, Phoebe Naughton as Courtesan, Danielle Phillips as Luce, Paul Rider as Egeon and Jessica Whitehurst as Luciana.
Director Sean Holmes said: “With The Comedy of Errors, I’m looking forward immensely to creating a pulsating and chaotic Elizabethan world perfectly suited to the Globe’s unique architecture.
“Though nominally set in Ephesus, the play clearly draws on the energy and chaos of the streets of Shakespeare’s London.
“The production will strive to recreate that vitality and danger, embracing the specificities of costume, props and design to transport us 400 years into the past, while continuing to speak to now.”
Website: https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/the-comedy-of-errors-2023/
Picture: Claire Benedict, who plays Abbess in The Comedy of Errors. Picture: Shakespeare’s Globe