The Comedy of Errors is a classic comedy by William Shakespeare.
The Comedy of Errors in TV and Films
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1954: BBC Sunday Night Theatre: The Comedy of Errors (TV) (Joan Plowright)
1978: The Comedy of Errors (TV) (Judi Dench)
2000: The Comedy of Errors
2008: The Comedie of Errors
The Comedy of Errors Inspired Film and Television
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1907: The Wrong Flat (Silent)
1940: The Boys from Syracuse
1970: Start the Revolution Without Me (Gene Wilder) (Donald Sutherland)
1988: Big Business (Bette Midler) (Lily Tomlin)
References
Fast Facts
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Written between 1592 and 1594
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Primary source
Menaechmi and Amphitruo - Plautus
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Not published until First Folio in 1623
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Shortest of Shakespeare's plays
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First performance
Dec. 28, 1594 - Gray's Inn Hall
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Ran for 65 performances on Broadway in 1987
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Main Characters
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- Antipholus of Ephesus
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- Antipholus of Syracuse
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- Dromio of Ephesus
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- Dromio of Syracuse
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Famous Quotes
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- Every why hath a wherefore.
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- A wretched soul, bruised with adversity.
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- Let's go hand in hand, not one before another.
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- Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.
