Shakespeare In Perspective | The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
Comedian Roy Hudd illustrates some of the timeless gags and comic routines that sharpen this comedy of mistaken identities. From the Famous City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds, with Cyril Cusack, Roger Daltrey, Joanne Pearce and Michael Kitchen, among others.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
Content
- Type: Factual, Plays
- Channel: BBC Two
- Duration: 24'36''
- Broadcast date: 1983
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
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