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William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Set in the Golden Age of Film

Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Courtyard Theater (Chicago, IL)
Title: The Comedy of Errors
Venue: Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Courtyard Theater (Chicago, IL)
Full Price: $44.00 - $70.00   Our Price: $22.00 - $35.00
Rating: 3.6 stars

Rated 3.6 by 71 members who went.

It's the Bard's zaniest comedy...like you've never seen it before! Shakespeare is transported to the golden age of film as an eccentric group of stage and screen actors gather on the set of Shepperton Studios in the midst of the London blitz to film The Comedy of Errors.

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Members Who Went Said:

4 Star Rating
Written on
Jun 02 2008

Anonymous Member

Hilarious, intelligent, well-acted. A wonderful play!

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4 Star Rating
Written on
May 02 2008

Jennifer Vance

Jennifer Vance

Peachy Keen!

This was a very charming, unique, and hilarious production! The original Shakespeare becomes a play-within-a-play, as a WWII-era British movie company films a feature-length movie of 'The Comedy of Errors.' The additional storyline and songs were definitely in the spirit of the original play- they poked gentle fun at the ludicrous and unlikely plot of the original material. This freed up the actors to go completely over-the-top with their performances, which were excellent and very, very funny. It was apparent, from the audience, just how much fun the actors were having with their dual roles, and the fun was certainly contagious!

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4 Star Rating
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May 01 2008

LJB

LJB

This is a unique interpretation of C.O.E. with clever extra scenes framing the production. Amaxing performances. Lots and Lots of laughs.

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Event Highlights

  • “A jolly good laugh!" --Chicago Tribune
  • “A blue ribbon cast!" --Copley News Service
  • “Priceless!" --Chicago Sun-Times
  • Chicago Shakespeare Theater will be honored with the 2008 Regional Theatre Tony Award at the 62nd Tony Awards Ceremony on June 15 in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. The ceremony will be hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and televised on CBS.  The award honors a non-profit professional theater company in the United States that has displayed a continuous level of artistic achievement contributing to the growth of theater nationally.

More Details About This Event:

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre shakes things up with a fun new spin on Shakespeare's comedy, setting it in the golden age of film as a group of actors gather to film a movie of The Comedy of Errors. Backstage antics and hilarious complications abound as this wild tale unfolds about two men searching for their long-lost identical twins.

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Barbara Gaines
Shepperton Studios scenes written by Ron West

About Chicago Shakespeare Theater:

Chicago Shakespeare Theater offers a broad spectrum of theatrical experiences year-round, engaging and entertaining audiences from all walks of life and from around the world. The plays of William Shakespeare form the core of our company's work and Subscription Series, featuring selections from Shakespeare's 38-play canon complemented by other dramatic works—from traditional classical theater to new classics that resonate with Shakespeare's timeless insights into the human condition.

As Chicago Shakespeare strives to share our uniquely American brand of Shakespeare with the world, so do we also strive to bring to Chicago some of the best theater the world has to offer. To our World's Stage Series, we bring international theatrical productions to our city, presenting new cultural expressions and experiences for Chicago audiences and artists alike.
Chicago Shakespeare is committed to making theater an expansive, ever-changing and lifelong relationship. For our family audiences, CST Family presents abridged Shakespeare productions and classic musicals. Our education outreach program, Team Shakespeare, helps Shakespeare come alive for students and teachers in classrooms throughout the Midwest—and this year will reach its millionth student.

Two complementary performance spaces in our theater on Navy Pier provide a perfect home for artists and audiences alike. The thrust stage of the 500-seat Jentes Family Auditorium (inspired by the Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre) necessitates an intimate relationship between the actors and their audience members, who sit around three sides of the stage. By contrast, the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Theater, a 200-seat black box, offers practically limitless versatility to suit the creative choices of an artistic team.
Through a 48-week season encompassing more than 600 performances, CST leads the community as the largest employer of Chicago actors. CST attracts 225,000 audience members annually, including 20,500 subscribers and nearly 50,000 students and teachers.

About Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Courtyard Theater:

Chicago Shakespeare Theater is prominently located on Navy Pier, the Midwest's most-visited destination. It's a seven-story, glass curtain-walled structure, housing a courtyard theater and an upstairs theater, affording panoramic vistas of the Chicago skyline.