Mercury Theatre have announced the full cast for William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors in celebration of their 50th Anniversary from 13-28 May.

Creative Director Ryan McBryde directs real life twins Danielle Bird and Nichole Bird as Dromio of Syracuse and Dromio of Ephesus, alongside Daniel Burke as Antipholus of Syracuse, Jessica Dives as Emilia/Nell, Rosalind Ford as Adriana/Balthazar, Lucy Keirl as Luciana/Nestor/Officer, Michael Lambourne as Egeon/Angelo/Dr Pinch, Mike Slader as Antipholus of Ephesus and Aaliyah Zhane as Duke Solinus/Calypso.

In Shakespeare’s screwball comedy, two sets of twins separated at birth unwittingly find themselves in the same city on the same day, leading to a string of mistaken identities and chaotic mishaps.

Set at the decadent Hotel Esphesus in the roaring 20s, our wild, whirling production of the bard’s first and funniest farce is packed to the rafters with puns, slapstick and gags galore.

Ryan McBryde said: “It’s really exciting to be able to announce a cast for The Comedy of Errors that features an actual pair of twins alongside our hugely talented players for the Bard’s very own madcap comedy! Rehearsals start next month and we’re really looking forward to creating a production set in the Golden Jazz Age, taking influences from Grand Budapest Hotel and Great Gatsby. The show will celebrate our 50th anniversary and will feature a brilliant score of vintage pop tracks arranged by our fabulous Musical Director Jess Dives.”

The production is designed by James Button, with lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Ella Wahlström, musical direction by Jessica Dives and movement by Michaela Meazza.

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