Comedy of Errors, The by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

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Comedy of Errors, The by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, believed to have been written between 1592 and 1594. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession. (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast: Adriana / Second Merchant: Elizabeth Klett Aegeon: Jason Bortles Aemilia: Musicalheart1 Angelo: bmkeener Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse: mb Balthazar: Tim Ferreira Courtezan: Maria Therese Dromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse: John Fricker First Merchant / Solinus: Algy Pug Gaoler: Lucy Perry Luce: Diana Majlinger Luciana: Arielle Lipshaw Officer: David Lawrence Pinch: Martin Geeson Servant: Elli Narrator: Availle Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett

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The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, believed to have been written between 1592 and 1594. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession. (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast: Adriana / Second Merchant: Elizabeth Klett Aegeon: Jason Bortles Aemilia: Musicalheart1 Angelo: bmkeener Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse: mb Balthazar: Tim Ferreira Courtezan: Maria Therese Dromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse: John Fricker First Merchant / Solinus: Algy Pug Gaoler: Lucy Perry Luce: Diana Majlinger Luciana: Arielle Lipshaw Officer: David Lawrence Pinch: Martin Geeson Servant: Elli Narrator: Availle Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett

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