The Comedy of Errors (Barbican) London Reviews and Tickets

62%

(2 Reviews)

Positive

50%

Mixed

50%

Negative

Members say

Slow, Quirky, Funny, Confusing, Fluffy

About the Show

The Royal Shakespeare Company's new production of Shakespeare's fairytale farce.

One of Shakespeare's earliest written plays charts the story of two sets of identical twins, separated at birth and brought together by unusual circumstances.
Directed by Phillip Breen, this production of 'The Comedy of Errors' transfers to the Barbican following its summer season in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Member Reviews (2)

Entertaining

See it if !

Don't see it if !

Funny, Confusing, Fluffy, Quirky, Slow

See it if You're a native English speaker and you're a fan of Shakespeare plays

Don't see it if You don't quite get English jokes or don't like self explaining conversations on the stage

Critic Reviews (3)

Breen’s production is serious about being funny, which means each scene is carefully designed to squeeze every inch of laughter out of its audience.
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But the play’s a thin vehicle for all this plush furnishing and for a short piece, it has a long runtime. I was impressed by the talent and energy on display but I found myself wishing they’d picked a different play to lavish it on.
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There are plenty of laughs and lots to look at, and if you concentrate very hard this noisy, busy Comedy of Errors helps drown out the existential doubt for a couple of hours.
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