Comedy of Errors, The

Synopsis: Video recording of Richard Monette’s production of The Comedy of Errors for the 1989 Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Keith Dinicol and Geordie Johnson double the roles of the Dromios and the Antipholus’ respectively.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 29 May 1988
Duration: c80

Theatre: Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Theatre company: Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
Production type: Stage Recordings
Plays: Comedy of Errors, The
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles; Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival

History: The production, heavily abridged at some 80 minutes, played in a double bill with Titus Andronicus, similarly abridged. The Festival Director, John Neville, believed that there were interesting parallels to be drawn in seeing the two plays performed together in the same evening.
Reviews: Sterling, Wallace. Shakespeare Bulletin 7, no. 6 (1989): 18-19.

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