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The Comedy of Errors
Who would have guessed that Antipholus's long-lost identical twin had just arrived in town? Or that his servant, Dromio, also has a newly-landed identical twin? Sheer confusion and delightful nonsense reign in Shakespeare's most madcap comedy, culminating in a series of misunderstandings that brings everyone to the brink of hysteria.
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Who would have guessed that Antipholus's long-lost identical twin had just arrived in town? Or that his servant, Dromio, also has a newly-landed identical twin? Sheer confusion and delightful nonsense reign in Shakespeare's most madcap comedy, culminating in a series of misunderstandings that brings everyone to the brink of hysteria.
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Genre:Comedy
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Runtime:138 minutes
Studio:Stratford Festival, CBC
Cast
Norman Campbell, Richard Monette
Director
James Blendick
Duke of Ephesus
Nicholas Pennell
Aegeon
Geordie Johnson
Antipholus of Syracuse / Antipholus of Ephesus
Keith Dinicol
Dromio of Syracuse / Dromio of Ephesus
John Innes
The Admiral
Goldie Semple
Adriana
Lucy Peacock
Luciana
Kate Hennig
Luce
Douglas Chamberlain
Angelo / Second Goth
Andrew Jackson
Balthazar
Susan Henley
Courtesan
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