Two men standing either side of a white sheet on stage

The Comedy of Errors

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's farcical comedy of twins and mistaken identity.

Past productions

Here you can find out more about some of our key past productions, giving you an insight into how they were staged and the directorial choices that were made.

Our productions of The Comedy of Errors over the years have included many famous actors playing an Antipholus or Dromio twin: Ian Richardson/Alec McCowen (Antipholus) in 1962; Corin Redgrave/John Wood (Antipholus) in 1972; Michael Williams (Dromio) 1972 and 1976; Roger Rees (Antipholus) in 1976; Peter McEnery (Antipholus) and Henry Goodman (Dromio) in 1990; Desmond Barrit (Dromio) in 1990; David Tennant (Antipholus) in 2000; and Jonathan Slinger/Forbes Masson (Dromio) in 2005.