"a brilliantly bonkers production of one of Shakespeare's most fun plays"
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"...the production is a masterclass in honing in on Shakespeare’s comedic writing."
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"The Comedy of Errors...proves to be a joyous celebration of Shakespeare's comedic genius"
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"Holmes’ production is lean and lucid enough...Mostly I think Holmes has identified the fact that overegging ‘The Comedy of Errors’ makes it harder to digest, not easier, and that with it comes to making it a genuine comedy, less is more."
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"Holmes’s achievement here is to chart the emotional byways of a text whose characters seem forever to be beating one another up – when, that is, they’re not seeking to be made whole...All credit, therefore, to Holmes, who takes Comedy seriously, which means monitoring its shifts in mood."
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"Bursting with exuberant energy, this frenetic version of Shakespeare’s most contrived comedy is accessible, often uproarious and unapologetically shallow... the production rattles through the twisty plot at a breakneck pace, relying on momentum and slapstick set pieces to carry the audience along."
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"It’s so funny precisely because Holmes takes the text seriously. His excellent ensemble...deliver a fantastically clear, zippy production as they don moustaches and dresses and get increasingly, hilariously annoyed at each other."
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" 'The Comedy of Errors' might not be Shakespeare’s deepest work but this production showcases the Globe at its most joyous and ‘authentic’, and marks an excellent start to the outdoor theatre season."
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