Shakespeare's furiously paced comedy will be staged in a contemporary world into which walk three prohibited foreigners who see everything for the first time.
Two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale. And for no one more so than Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio who, in search of their brothers, arrive in a land entirely foreign to their distant home. A buzzing metropolis, to the outsiders it appears a place of wonderment and terror, where baffling gifts and unexplained hostilities abound.
Consistently recognised by strangers, the visitors question their very selves as the turmoil escalates. Meanwhile, Aegeon, father to the Antipholus twins, has been captured searching for his sons and, as an illegal immigrant, is sentenced to death at sunset.
Lenny Henry plays Antipholus of Syracuse.
'Achieves a magical simplicity that induces a sense of awe and wonder'
The Guardian
'A comic delight'
The Telegraph
Booking From
Monday, 19th December 2011
Booking Until
Sunday, 1st April 2012
Matinees
Various dates and times
Evening
Various dates and times
VENUE DETAILS
Olivier Theatre
National Theatre, Upper Ground
SE1 9PX
Transport
Take the Northern or Bakerloo line to Waterloo station. The theatre is a 10 minute walk.
Seating Plan