The Comedy of Errors (Propeller Shakespeare). William Shakespeare

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СКАЧАТЬ eighties theme continued into the progressively frenetic second half: Antipholus of Syracuse’s wonder at strangers saluting him as ‘their well-acquainted friend’ was accompanied by That’s The Way (I Like It), their offer of ‘commodities to buy’ by Dire Straits’ I want my MTV, or Spandau Ballet’s Gold (we would decide which on the day). And for Pinch’s entrance, I wrote words and music for a madcap Gospel number loosely based on The Old Landmark, to go with the idea that the ‘Conjurer’ was an Evangelist Preacher.

      The music was generally designed to punctuate the action as quickly as possible, so as to help rather than hinder the rhythm and velocity of the text. This was especially true of the stings and stabs from what we called ‘percussion corner’. The violence in Comedy was to be cartoon, so we had a whole barrel of slapsticks, cymbals, cowbells, and woodblocks for the job, and the fun in rehearsals was to decide which sound was best for a hit to the head or which for a punch to the stomach. A glockenspiel was ‘dinged’ every time the ‘chain’ was mentioned. This heightened the madness as the plot got faster and more furious.

      Jon Trenchard

      This Edition

      The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare’s shortest play, was first published in the First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays (1623). This edition follows that text closely, apart from a few minor cuts, and incorporates Shakespeare’s own stage directions into our own wherever possible. The Pinch episode, however, is much expanded: the meagre text of this scene is a mere skeleton, clearly inviting comic development and improvisation. We are very grateful to Angie Kendall for her help in preparing this edition.

      Edward Hall and Roger Warren

      Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse

      (Photographs of the 2011 production)

      Luciana, Adriana and servants

      Dr Pinch and ensemble

      Characters

      The DUKE of Ephesus

      AEGEON, a merchant of Syracuse

ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE		his twin sons
ANTIPHOLUS OF EPHESUS

DROMIO OF SYRACUSE		their twin servants
DROMIO OF EPHESUS

      ADRIANA, wife of Antipholus of Ephesus

      LUCIANA, her sister

      BALTHASAR, a merchant

      ANGELO, a goldsmith

      NELL, the kitchen-maid

      OFFICER

      COURTESAN

      PINCH, an exorcist

      AEMILIA, the Lady Abbess

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