The Comedy of Errors
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Back by popular demand, The Comedy of Errors makes a ‘triumphant return’ ★★★★ (West End Best Friend) this summer that is ‘full of wit and pizzazz’ ★★★★ (The Guardian).
Be transported back to Elizabethan London as the Globe transforms into a bustling dock – complete with ship masts and piers – where Shakespeare’s ‘rib-tickling’ ★★★★ (The Times) comedy about rival cities, long-lost siblings and mistaken identities is brought to life.
This ‘hysterical, hilarious and heartwarming’ ★★★★★ (All That Dazzles) is co-directed by Globe Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (The Winter’s Tale, 2023) and 2023 Globe Resident Associate Director Naeem Hayat (King Lear, 2022) and is ‘an experience not to be missed’ ★★★★ (A Young(ish) Perspective).
One of these men is Genius to the other;
And so, of these, which is the natural man
And which the spirit? who deciphers them?
– Act V, scene 1
Content guidance: The play contains themes of misogyny, racism and offensive language. Please contact the ticketing team on 020 7401 9919 or [email protected] if you would like further details on the play’s content.
DETAILS
TICKETS
Galleries (Seated) £75 – £25
Standing £10, £5
Hundreds of £5 tickets for every performance, hundreds more at £10. Book early for the best prices.
This event is on-site in the Globe Theatre
Running time 1 hour and 45 minutes (no interval)
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Part of Summer 2024
Photographer: Marc Brenner
Art Direction: Kim Garrity
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Reviews (2024)
★★★★
‘Delightfully silly… brilliantly bonkers’
LONDON THEATRE
★★★★★
‘Hysterical. Hilarious. Heartwarming’
ALL THAT DAZZLES
★★★★
‘A triumphant return… comedic genius’
WEST END BEST FRIEND
★★★★
‘The Globe excels’
REVIEWS HUB
★★★★
‘Downright hilarious… pure joy’
EVERYTHING THEATRE
★★★★
‘An experience not to be missed’
A YOUNG(ISH) PERSPECTIVE
★★★★
‘Thoroughly engaging’
LONDON BOX OFFICE
★★★★
‘Stand-out. Full of slapstick humour’
BROADWAY WORLD
★★★★
‘Amusing and imaginative. Perfection’
LONDON THEATRE 1
‘Laugh-out-loud’
GAY TIMES
★★★★
‘A symphony of slapstick’
THEATRE TONIC
‘Impressive’
PLAYS INTERNATIONAL
Reviews (2023)
★★★★
‘Full of wit and pizzazz’
THE GUARDIAN
★★★★
‘Daft, bawdy, boisterous… fantastically clear and zippy’
EVENING STANDARD
★★★★
‘Brisk and boisterous… rib-tickling’
THE TIMES
★★★★
‘A hoot… lean, thoughtful and funny’
TIME OUT
★★★★
‘Rip-roaring fun’
THE TELEGRAPH
★★★★
‘Captivating’
DAILY MAIL
PHOTOS & VIDEOS
THE COMPANY
Musical Director / Recorder / Sackbut
Hilary Belsey
Percussion
Saleem Raman
Recorder / Cornett
Tom Harrison
Recorder / Shawm
Emily Baines
Recorder / Shawm
Sarah Humphrys
Casting Director
Becky Paris CDG
Co-Director
Naeem Hayat
Co-Director
Sean Holmes
Composer
Grant Olding
Costume Supervisor
Jacquie Davies
Designer
Paul Wills
Fight Director
Maisie Carter
Movement Director
Tamsin Hurtado Clarke
Text
Simon Trinder
Voice
Gary Horner
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