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Dateline: 5th October, 2007
RSC Comedy on Tour The Royal Sakespeare Company's recast revival of Mancy Meckler's production of A Comedy of Errors begins it national tour this month at The Lowry, Salford, where it plays from 19th to 27th October. The cast features real life brothers Jason Merrells and Simon Merrells, respectively taking on the roles of twin brothers, Antipholus of Syracuse and Antipholus of Ephesus. Jason will be particularly familiar to TV audiences through his roles as Jack Rimmer in Waterloo Road and Gavin in Cutting It. Other theatre credits include The Long, The Short and The Tall (Sheffield Theatres) and The Pleasureman (Glasgow Citizens). Simon's TV credits include: Family Affairs, London’s Burning and Merseybeat, whilst onstage he has appeared in The Life of Galileo and Sing Yer Hearts Out For The Lads at the National Theatre.
Iain McKee and Chris New make their RSC season debuts as the Dromio twins, the Antipholus brothers’ servants. Iain McKee plays Dromio of Syracuse. Iain’s TV credits include the Victoria Wood drama, Housewife 49, New Street Law and The Somme. Theatre work includes: Almost Blue (Riverside Studios), Under The Whaleback (Royal Court Theatre) and Masterclass (Bath Theatre Royal).
Chris New plays Dromio of Ephesus. Chris, a graduate from RADA, has appeared in The Reporter (National Theatre), and played the role of Horst to great acclaim alongside Alan Cumming in Bent at the Trafalgar Studios.
Siobhan Redmond makes a welcome return to the RSC as Adriana. For the RSC she has appeared in The Spanish Tragedy, and played Beatrice in Michael Boyd’s Much Ado About Nothing. Her TV work includes The Smoking Room, Between The Lines and the cult comedy The High Life.
The cast also features Tobias Beer (Balthasar), Matt Blair (Messenger), Tom Davey (Angelo), Tim Chipping (Duke), James Clyde (Dr Pinch/Gaoler), Daniel Francis (2nd Merchant), Stewart W. Fraser (Puppeteer), Joanne Howarth (Courtesan), Annabel Leventon (Abbess), Olivia Llewellyn (Luciana), Ciaran McIntyre (Egeon), Barnaby Power (Arresting Officer), Kirris Riviere (First Merchant), Amy Rockson (Dr Pinch’s assistant) and Rachael Spence (Luce). After Salford, the production goes on to:
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