Jason Baughan, Kelsey Brookfield & More Lead Ed Hall's Pocket Comedy

Six actors will play a total of 16 characters in Propeller's pocket-sized adaptation of their own hit production of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, from 26 September.

Jason Baughan and Richard Frame will play one pair of separated twins, while Dominic Tighe and Tam Williams will play the other (among other parts). Remaining roles will be played by Kelsey Brookfield and Jonathan Livingstone.

The production will be directed by Edward Hall and designed by Michael Pavelka. Regular Propeller cast member Dugald Bruce-Lockhart will be Associate Director.

Beginning in autumn, Pocket Comedy will play The Theatre, Chipping Norton and The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, as well as touring schools in Kent and across the South East.

Pocket Comedy is part of Propeller's Pocket Propeller initiative, which started in 2009 with the international success of Pocket Dream - a 60-minute version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

All-male theatre company Propeller is renowned for combining a rigorous approach to the text with a physical aesthetic to create productions full of clarity, poetry, speed, and imagination. Pocket Propeller delivers a fresh and inspiring introduction to Shakespeare. The ensemble creates a relaxed and engaging atmosphere in which to enjoy the performance, as well encouraging the audience to give a frank and uninhibited response in an open talkback session afterwards.

Pocket Comedy is the ideal introduction not only to Shakespeare, but to the thrill and excitement of theatre. It aims to deliver a first class theatrical experience in a compact but uncompromised 60 minutes.

Full cast:

Jason Baughan Dromio of Ephesus / Courtesan / Abbess

Kelsey Brookfield Luciana / Aegeon / Angelo / Pinch

Richard Frame Dromio of Syracuse / Duke

Jonathan Livingstone Adriana / Merchant (sc. 7)

Dominic Tighe Antipholus of Syracuse / Officer / Nell

Tam Williams Antipholus of Ephesus / Merchant (sc. 2)

Listings:

· Pocket Comedy
Adapted from William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
Directed by Edward Hall
Designed by Michael Pavelka

Cast: Jason Baughan, Kelsey Brookfield, Richard Frame, Jonathan Livingstone, Dominic Tighe and Tam Williams

Hampstead Theatre, London, 26 Sep - 1 Oct
26, 27 & 29 Sep, 1pm
27 Sep - 1 Oct, 10am
http://www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Box office: 020 7722 9301

Then touring:
Mon 3 Oct The Theatre, Chipping Norton
Tue 4 Oct Reading Blue Coat School
Wed 5 Oct Tormead School, Guildford
Fri 7 Oct Lord Wandsworth College, Hook
Mon 10 - Fri 15 Oct Kent schools in association with Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
Tue18 - Sat 22 Oct The Marlowe Theatre Studio, Canterbury, part of the Canterbury Festival
Mon 31 Oct Sutton Valence School, Maidstone
Wed 2 Nov Benenden School, Kent

For more details, visit www.propeller.org.uk
Suitable for ages 8+

Education packs available to download from www.propeller.org.uk

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