Comedy of Errors, The

Alternative title: The Shakespeare Plays
Synopsis: Television production with Michael Kitchen and Roger Daltrey doubling the roles of Antipholus and Dromio respectively. The ‘commedia dell arte style is underscored by the integration of mimes into the play.
Series: BBC Television Shakespeare
Language: English
Country: Great Britain; United States
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 3 Nov 1983
Transmission details: 24 Dec 1983 at 17:00 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration: 115 mins

Production type: Television and Radio Drama
Plays: Comedy of Errors, The
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Commedia dell’Arte; drama in English; mime; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles
Related items: Comedy of Errors; Comedy of Errors, The

Notes: The design reflects the varied origins of the play: the classical world, the Renaissance, and the commedia dell’arte.
The production is commercially available on DVD as part of the BBC TV SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION box set (see separate entry).
History: This production is part of the sixth season (producer: Shaun Sutton). The recording took seven days.
Textual information: Between 1978 and 1986 the BBC published individual scripts of the series. Each volume of The BBC TV Shakespeare, ed. Peter Alexander et al. (London: British Broadcasting Corporation) contains the full text of the play (the Peter Alexander edition) with accompanying notes on the scene breaks and cuts made in the production, as well as a glossary. A general introduction to the play by series literary advisor John Wilders is followed by an essay on the production of the play by Henry Fenwick. This is based on interviews with actors, directors, and designers.
Reviews: Susan Willis, The BBC Shakespeare Plays: Making the Televised Canon (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1991).

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