09 Feb 2012
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father's cinematograph.
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
Separated at birth, two sets of twins collide in the same city for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale.
Top Billed Cast
Lenny Henry Antipholus of Syracuse
Chris Jarman Anitpholus of Ephesus
Lucian Msamati Dromio of Syracuse
Daniel Poyser Dromio of Ephesus
Claudie Blakley Adriana
Michelle Terry Luciana
Joseph Mydell Aegeon
Pamela Nomvete Aemelia
Ian Burfield Solnius
Silas Carson Balthaser
Amit Shah Angelo
Adrian Hood Officer
Jude Owusu First Merchant
René Zagger Second Merchant
Clare Cathcart Luce
Paul Bentall Pinch
Tom Anderson Solinus's Gaoler
Everal Walsh Ensemble
Simone Janai Parrish Ensemble
Rhiannon Oliver Ensemble
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