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Theatre listings > Comedy of Errors. - Tour. Playwright - William Shakespeare. Director - Barrie Rutter. Composer - Conrad Nelson. Designers - Giuseppe Belli & Emma Barrington-Binns. Lighting Designer - Antony Wilcock. Company - Northern Broadsides. Company Website. Cast - here . Venue - Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. Dates - 10 - 12 & 14 May at 7.30pm Matinee Saturday 14 May 2.30pm. On the 13 May they perform Stweet William a play about Shakespeare by Alan Plater at same venue. 2005 Tour Dates and Times - here . Seen to review at Citizens Theatre, Glasgow on 11 May 2005. Reviewer - Jay Dee. Warms up nicely. William Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors is the ultimate farce. It's got everything - shipwreck, mistaken identity, two sets of identical twins, the reunion of a long sundered family, a prostitute, a nun and handcuffs. Northern Broadsides' production, currently running at the Citizen's Theatre in Glasgow, is a pretty good way of discovering this great play, if you've never encountered it before. The play begins with a merchant, Egeon, being sentenced to death for reasons too complicated to explain. After explaining his sorry tale of the loss of his family some years earlier, he is given one day to try to find them. Trouble is, his lost family consists of two sets of identical twins, so alike no-one can tell them apart and by some amazing chance both sets of twins have ended up in the same town as their long lost father. You can see where this is going already... Northern Broadsides have opted to set their production in the fifties, making great use of sharp Teddy Boy suits, vibrant colours and a very 'hep' jazz band for accompaniement. But the show is not overdesigned; the great costumes and music never overpower the production which includes several fantastic performances. The whole cast is pretty good; slick and fluid but the Syracusan twins, played by Andrew Cryer and Conrad Nelson, deserve special mention. Cryer in particular gives a great physical performance which, although rubber of face and body, never feels over the top. The whole production is slick and sharp and warms up nicely, especially during the frenetic second half. By the time the fantastical climax is reached the whole audience is rooting for these tortured twins to find each other. It's a very enjoyable show. © Jay Dee 11 May 2005 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com Cast - Duke Solinus - Richard Standing Egeon - Barrie Rutter Antipholus of Syracuse - Andrew Cryer Antipholus of Ephesus - Conor Ryan Dromio of Syracuse - Conrad Nelson Dromio of Ephesus - Simon Holland Roberts Merchant - Max Rubin Adriana - Zoe Lambert Luciana - Claire Storey Balthazar & Officer - Gary Skelton Luce & Courtesan - Ruth Alexander-Rubin Dr Pinch - Andrew Vincent and Abbess - Sarah Parks. 2005 Tour Details of Broadsides' production of The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare and Sweet William by Alan Plater. Tour begins 17 - 26 Feb HALIFAX Viaduct Theatre 01422 255266. 1 - 5 March GUILDFORD Yvonne Arnaud Theatre 01483 44 00 00. 8 - 12 March BURY ST EDMUNDS Theatre Royal 01284 769505. 14 - 19 March NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME New Vic 01782 717962. 21 - 26 March LEEDS West Yorkshire Playhouse 0113 213 7700. 4 - 9 April LIVERPOOL Everyman Theatre 0151 709 4776. 13 - 16 April BUXTON Buxton Opera House 0845 12 72190. 19 - 23 April SALFORD The Lowry 0870 787 5790. 26 - 30 April LONDON Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755. 3 - 7 May RICHMOND (North Yorks) Georgian Theatre Royal 01748 825 252. 10 - 14 May GLASGOW Citizens Theatre 0141 429 0022. 18 - 21 May ISLE OF MAN Gaiety Theatre 01624 694555. 25 - 28 May OLLERTON (Notts) Thoresby Riding Hall 0115 941 9419. 31 May - 4 Jun PORTSMOUTH New Theatre Royal 0239 264 9000. 6 - 11 Jun SCARBOROUGH Stephen Joseph Theatre 01723 370541. Tour ends. Theatre Editor, Thelma Good's e-mail is thelma@edinburghguide.com Although every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in these pages, no responsibility can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Theatre listings >
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