Shakespeare’s ever popular fairy-tale farce of everyday miracles, mistaken identity and double vision, directed by comedy master Phillip Breen.
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?
Directed by Phillip Breen (The Provoked Wife 2019, The Hypocrite 2017), The Comedy of Errors is now in its final weeks. Don’t miss this joyous moment of reunion, celebration, and laughter.
We are very sorry that we have had to cancel performances up to and including Thu 23 Dec due to cases of Covid-19 in the company. Box office will be in touch with bookers in due course.
Running time: 2 hrs 40 mins including an interval.
Thu 30 Dec, 1.30pm
Captioned performance
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Presented by the Barbican. The Royal Shakespeare Company is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. The work of the RSC is supported by the Culture Recovery Fund. The RSC is a recipient of the Weston Culture Fund. The Comedy of Errors is supported by RSC Season Supporter Charles Holloway. The RSC’s London production of The Comedy of Errors is kindly supported by ICBC.
Booking fees
£4 booking fee per online/phone transaction.
No fee when tickets are booked in person.
Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.
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The Comedy of Errors Trailer
Watch clips from the new production of The Comedy of Errors as it tours and transfers to the Barbican.
What is the show about?
Meet the brilliant cast of The Comedy of Errors as they outline the plot of Shakespeare's fairy-tale farce of everyday miracles, mistaken identity and double vision.
"I thought it was absolutely amazing"
Take a look at what audiences have been saying about The Comedy of Errors before it comes to the Barbican later this autumn. Spoiler... they love it!
The Art of Jokes
The cast of The Comedy of Errors take on some of the best (worst) jokes known – can they handle the laughter?
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