3 episodes

Two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city but without meeting. Mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale particularly for Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio. Consistently recognised by strangers, the visitors question their very selves as the turmoil escalates. A buzzing metropolis, to the outsiders, Ephesus is a place of wonderment and terror, where baffling gifts and unexplained hostilities abound. Lenny Henry plays Antipholus of Syracuse in Dominic Cooke’s 2011 production of The Comedy of Errors.

The Comedy of Errors National Theatre

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Two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city but without meeting. Mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale particularly for Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio. Consistently recognised by strangers, the visitors question their very selves as the turmoil escalates. A buzzing metropolis, to the outsiders, Ephesus is a place of wonderment and terror, where baffling gifts and unexplained hostilities abound. Lenny Henry plays Antipholus of Syracuse in Dominic Cooke’s 2011 production of The Comedy of Errors.

    Original performance conditions

    Original performance conditions

    Professor Tiffany Stern from Oxford University gives a talk to students about the original performance conditions of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.

    • 28 min
    Dominic Cooke on The Comedy of Errors

    Dominic Cooke on The Comedy of Errors

    Dominic Cooke’s imaginative, superbly acted and contemporary production of The Comedy of Errors stars Lenny Henry and is on at the National Theatre until April 2012.

    • 21 min
    • video
    In conversation with Lenny Henry

    In conversation with Lenny Henry

    Lenny Henry talks to Al Senter about his career, his relationship with Shakespeare and his role in Dominic Cooke's The Comedy of Errors. This is a video recording of a live platform event in the Olivier theatre from January 2012.

    • 34 min

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