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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS announces cast

Eleni Cashell 5 April, 2023, 12:24

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, which is at the iconic Shakespeare's Globe this summer, has announced its full cast.

Running between 12 May - 29 July, the production forms part of the Globe's 400th anniversary celebrations.

The cast of The Comedy of Errors are:

  • Claire Benedict (Moon on a Rainbow Shawl) as Abbess. This is her debut season at Shakespeare’s Globe
  • Matthew Broome (Scandaltown) as Antipholus of Ephesus
  • Philip Cumbus (The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui) as Duke / Pinch
  • Michael Elcock (Hex) as Antipholus of Syracuse
  • George Fouracres (Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared) as Dromio of Ephesus
  • Laura Hanna (Heartstopper) as Adriana
  • Hari MacKinnon (Staged) as Angelo
  • Jordan Metcalfe (Accidental Death of an Anarchist) as Dromio of Syracuse
  • Phoebe Naughton (The Wonderful World of Dissocia) as Courtesan / First Merchant / Balthazar
  • Danielle Phillips (The Upstart Crow) as Luce / Second Merchant / Messenger
  • Paul Rider (Dangerous Liaisons) as Egeon
  • Jessica Whitehurst (Nine Night) as Luciana. This is Jessica's professional debut at Shakespeare’s Globe.

The show's creative team are:

  • Naeem Hayat - Associate Director
  • Grant Olding - Composer
  • Megan Cassidy - Costume Supervisor
  • Jackie Orton - Costume Supervisor
  • Paul Wills - Designer
  • Sean Holmes - Director
  • Maisie Carter - Fight Director
  • Glynn MacDonald - Movement
  • Tamsin Hurtado Clarke - Movement Director
  • Simon Trinder - Text
  • Gary Horner - Voice
  • Becky Paris - Head of Casting

Directed by the Globe's Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes, Shakespeare's iconic comedy follows the journey of long-lost siblings who are faced with mistaken identities. As the chaos unravels, families are thrown into a glorious madcap comedy plot.

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