THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Damien Ryan and George Banders
Errors are how we get lost, how we hurt each other, how we become strangers to ourselves — but also, sometimes, how we stumble into truth.
So, welcome to Ephesus – the great hustling, bustling (with the emphasis on hustling!) metropolis of Europe – the perfect place to lose yourself. Utterly.
This city pulses with bureaucratic-derangement, broken immigration systems and capitalist fever, political dogfights, fierce border patrols and spiraling debt, enchanting nightlife, cheap thrills and grifter’s magic. Into that milieu, tumbles a family torn apart by war, exile, and rotten bloody luck, but they are given the chance to create their own miracle – to find each other again after decades apart! But how do you find
anything when everyone is lost, everyone is on the make, everyone is searching for something: asylum, belonging, connection, or simply themselves?
Sport for Jove’s modern, razor-sharp take on The Comedy of Errors shatters Shakespeare’s mistaken identity farce wide open — exposing the ache of dislocation, the absurdity of city living, and the miracle of rediscovery and reconciliation. As lives are upended and egos unravel, what emerges is something far greater than farce: the healing power of reunion, and the liberation of laughter that reminds us we’re still human after all. Even if we don’t exactly know who the hell we are…
Please purchase your own tickets to the preview via the link below & only then RSVP ATTEND. This is an outdoor event (with alternatives for rain) so bring a jumper & perhaps some nibbles.
https://www.sportforjove.com.au/the-comedy-of-errors-2025
The show starts at 7.00 pm so I will meet you about half an hour before.
The membership fee is available via the link below. Discounts and events are for paid members only, denoted with SUPPORTER 25 titles.
https://www.meetup.com/theatretimesydney/events/305044838/?
Any comments or questions please leave a message below or if on the day of the event text me on 0498826506
Ta Maggy