Shakespeare's Globe announces cast for THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of The Comedy of Errors, which runs at the venue from 12 May-29 July.

Directed by Globe Associate Artistic  Director Sean Holmes, Shakespeare’s madcap comedy about long-lost siblings and  mistaken identities will transport us 400 years into an Elizabethan past to watch as these families unravel and descend  into glorious chaos. This production continues Shakespeare’s Globe’s 400th Anniversary celebrations of the First Folio,  without which the play would have been lost to history. 

The cast of The Comedy of Errors comprises Claire Benedict (Tamburlaine, RSC) as Abbess, Matthew Broome (Scandaltown, Lyric Hammersmith) as Antipholus of Ephesus, Philip Cumbus (The Crown, Netflix) as Duke / Pinch, Michael Elcock (Hex, National Theatre) as Antipholus of Syracuse, George Fouracres (Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare’s Globe) as Dromio of Ephesus, Laura Hanna (Once Upon a Time in Nazi Occupied Tunisia, Almeida Theatre) as Adriana, Hari MacKinnon (The Cherry Orchard, ETT & Yard Theatre) as Angelo, Jordan Metcalfe (Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Lyric Hammersmith) as Dromio of Syracuse, Phoebe Naughton (Wildfire Road, Sheffield Theatres) as Courtesan / First Merchant / Balthazar, Danielle Phillips (The Upstart Crow, West End) as Luce / Second Merchant / Messenger, Paul Rider (Dangerous Liaisons, Lionsgate+) as Egeon, and Jessica Whitehurst (Cock, West End) as Luciana. 

Director Sean Holmes says: “With The Comedy of Errors, I'm looking forward immensely to creating a pulsating and  chaotic Elizabethan world perfectly suited to the Globe's unique architecture. Though nominally set in Ephesus, the play  clearly draws on the energy and chaos of the streets of Shakespeare's London. The production will strive to recreate  that vitality and danger, embracing the specificities of costume, props and design to transport us 400 years into the past,  while continuing to speak to now.” 

The production is designed by Paul Wills, with composition by Grant Olding, movement direction by Glynn MacDonald, and casting by Becky Paris.

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