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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