THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Returns To Original Venue Gray's Inn Hall for Shakespeare400

This summer, award-winning theatre company Antic Disposition will present a brand new production of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors in beautiful Gray's Inn Hall in London, the very space where the play was first performed in 1594. The production runs from 20 August to 1 September 2016.

Presented in association with Shakespeare400, Antic Disposition's The Comedy of Errors marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death in 1616. One of Shakespeare's earliest plays, as well as his shortest, The Comedy of Errors is a riot of slapstick humour and comic mayhem.

Antipholus of Syracuse and his long-suffering servant Dromio arrive in the glamorous resort town of Ephesus in search of the twin brothers they both lost as babies. The pair are swept into a bewildering society of mobsters and misfits, and find themselves at the centre of a chaotic double case of mistaken identity.

A brand new production inspired by one of Hollywood's best-loved comedy movies, Antic Disposition's The Comedy of Errors combines Shakespeare's most farcical play with live music and songs performed by a talented cast of actor musicians.

Hidden away in a tranquil courtyard moments from Holborn and Chancery Lane, the historic Gray's Inn Hall is one of the few remaining original Shakespearean venues and has changed little since Elizabethan times. Built at the heart of Gray's Inn, one of London's four ancient Inns of Court, the Hall frequently hosted lavish revels and entertainments, including, on the night of 28 December 1594, the first recorded performance of The Comedy of Errors.

The Comedy of Errors is directed by Ben Horslen and John Risebero, who also designs, musical direction by Nick Barstow and lighting design by Elizabeth Gunby. Casting is to be announced.

Antic Disposition, founded by director Ben Horslen and director / designer John Risebero, has won critical acclaim for staging visually striking productions in spectacular historic buildings, including an acclaimed First World War-set Henry V which toured some of the UK's finest cathedrals earlier this year. The company triumphed at the Peter Brook / Empty Space Awards 2014, winning the coveted Peter Brook / Equity Ensemble Award.

Antic Disposition presents
The Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
Gray's Inn Hall
South Square, London WC1R 5ET
Nearest tube: Chancery Lane (Central Line)
20 August - 1 September 2016
Monday - Saturday at 8pm
Saturday matinees at 3pm
Tickets: £25 - £40 (Previews £5 off / Under 18s £10 off)
Box Office: 0333 666 3366
Book online at www.anticdisposition.co.uk

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