The Comedy of Errors

Summary: 1964 BBC presentation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Shakespeare’s A Comedy of Errors.
Theatre play: The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare [more information]
Play synopsis: 'The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comedy_of_Errors).
Production history: Dated to 1594 when it is known to have been performed in December of that year; first published in the First Folio in 1623.
Date of transmission: Wednesday 1 January 1964
Time: 9.25-10.55pm
Series: Festival
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC
Theatre company: Royal Shakespeare Company

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Peter Duguid

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Title: The Comedy of Errors (BBC, 1964)
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