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Dateline: 22nd June, 2007
RSC Tours Comedy The Royal Shakespeare Company will be touring seven UK theatres this autumn with Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors.
The production will have its first performance at The Lowry in Salford on th October, and will then visit Bradford, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Cardiff, Bath and Norwich.
A story of mistaken identity and lost family members, The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s earliest, most accessible and funniest plays.
The production, which originally opened to both popular and critical acclaim in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2005, is directed by one of the country’s most respected directors, Nancy Meckler. As Artistic Director of Shared Experience her productions have included Anna Karenina, A Passage To India and Mother Courage. Her RSC credits include Romeo and Juliet and House of Desires. Nancy was the first woman to direct at the National Theatre.
"The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s funniest plays, and a great introduction to his work", says Nancy Meckler." When the original production opened in Stratford back in 2005 I was delighted to find that it appealed to all ages. As well as enjoying the humour and spectacle of the show, people also found it very moving. I’m thrilled that it will now be touring the country."
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. HerTV work includes The Smoking Room, Between The Lines and the cult comedy The High Life.
The cast also features: Tobias Beer (Balthasar), Tom Davey (Angelo), James Clyde (Dr Pinch/Gaoler), Stewart W. Fraser (Puppeteer), Kirris Riviere (First Merchant) and Joanne Howarth (Courtesan). Full casting will be announced shortly.
The set and costumes are designed by Katrina Lindsay, whose other credits include Cabaret (currently running in the West End), As You Like It (Sheffield Theatres), Market Boy (National Theatre) and Romeo and Juliet and House of Desires (RSC). The Tour
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