SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

One of Shakespeare’s earliest and shortest plays, "The Comedy of Errors" centres on a family catastrophe. A Merchant, Egeon has identical twin sons who are both names Antipholus. To him, it makes perfect sense that he should purchase identical twin boys to act as slave for his sons. He does this and names the slaves Dromio. Everything is fine until a shipwreck separates sons, slaves and parents - forcing Egeon to go a quest to reunite them all. Before all ends well, however, Egeon has to negotiate his way out of a death sentence his manages to acquire in Ephesus.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

2017

Duration

167 mins

Credits

Producer

John Lilburne

Cast

John Fricker	Dromio of Ephesus
John Fricker	Dromio of Syracuse
Elizabeth Klett	Adriana
Ariel Lipshaw	Luciana
Diana Maljinger	Luce
Elizabeth Klett	Second Merchant
Lucy Perry	Gaoler
Mr Burns	Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
Tim Ferreira	Balthasar

Additional Details

Plays

Comedy of Errors, The

Subjects

Shakespeare

Keywords

animation films; toy theatres; toys; Imagery; Lego

Notes

Notes

An animation of "The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare.

Online Availability

Online URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj7sB9SQf6w

Online format

Streamed

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web

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