Casting & tour dates announced for The RSC’S 2021 production of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

Casting has been announced for The RSC’s 2021 summer outdoor production of The Comedy of Errors, running from 13 July-26 September at the new Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Garden Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Following its Stratford run, the show will visit the Theatre Royal Nottingham from 22-24 October, The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury from 27-30 October, and the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford from 2-6 November, with London plans to be announced. 

A father ends up in the wrong country on the wrong day as a government makes hasty proclamations about travel.  A lonely son, while searching for his brother, loses himself.  Across town a wife starts to realise her husband is not the man she thought he was (but rather likes it). Will anything ever be the same again? 

The production, directed by Phillip Breen, was due to be part of the RSC’s 2020 season, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The 17-strong cast includes members of the original acting company, with several roles recast.  

Jonathan Broadbent and Greg Haiste retain their roles as Dromio of Syracuse and Dromio of Ephesus respectively, whilst Hedydd Dylan (Adrianna), Guy Lewis (Antipholus of Syracuse) and Rowan Polonski (Antipholus of Ephesus) join the company.  Original cast member Avita Jay will now play Luciana. 

The cast also includes: Toyin Ayedun-Alase (Courtesan), Antony Bunsee (Egeon), Alfred Clay (Dr Pinch), William Grint (2nd Merchant), Zoe Lambert (Aemilia), Dyfrig Morris (2nd Merchant Bodyguard), Baker Mukasa (Angelo), Patrick Osborne (Balthasar), Nicholas Prasad (Duke Solinus), Riad Richie (1st Merchant/Young Egeon) and Sarah Seggari (Luce/Messenger).  

Director Phillip Breen says: “When we first conceived of this Comedy of Errors back in 2019, we had no idea that the production would welcome the RSC’s audience back from a global pandemic. But this play of family reunions - people finding each other once again, people holding each other at sunset - seems entirely apt for this moment, and we can’t wait to get back to work with this fabulous company of actors; with this old play on a new stage for this very new world. I’m also delighted that later in the year we will be taking our outdoor production inside when we visit theatres in Nottingham, Canterbury and Bradford.” 

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