Comedy of Errors, The

Synopsis

Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the 1983 Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of The Comedy of Errors. Directed by Adrian Noble with Zoe Wanamaker as Adriana and Henry Goodman as Dromio of Ephesus.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Notes

At the start of the Stratford season John Dicks played Solinus and Dr Pinch, Peter McEnery played Antipholus of Ephesus and Emma Watson played the Courtezan. Later these parts were taken by Anthony O’Donnell, Miles Anderson and Tina Jones respectively.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Adrian Noble

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Nigel Hess

Production Design

Ultz

Cast

Charles Lawson
Doyle Richmond
Emma Watson
Frankie Cosgrave
Geoffrey Beevers
Henry Goodman
Jane Booker
John Dicks
Joseph O’Conor
Paul Clayton (2)
Paul Greenwood
Peter Lennon
Peter McEnery
Raymond Platt
Richard O’Callaghan
Selena Carey-Jones
Sheila Ballantine
Simon Treves
Stanley Page
Timothy Kightley
Zoë Wanamaker

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web

https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window

Address

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email

collections@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window

Address

Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW