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==Characters==
[[File:Comedy of Errors-Dromios.
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* Solinus – [[Duke]] of Ephesus
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* ''The Comedy of Errors'' adapted and directed by Sean Graney in 2010 updated Shakespeare's text to modern language, with occasional Shakespearean text, for [[Court Theatre (Chicago)|The Court Theatre]]. The play appears to be more of a "translation" into modern-esque language, than a reimagination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courttheatre.org/season-tickets/2010-2011-season/the-comedy-of-errors/|title=The Comedy of Errors|website=Court Theatre|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref> The play received mixed reviews, mostly criticizing Graney's modern interpolations and abrupt ending.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shaltzshakespearereviews.com/reviews/comedy_of_errors_2010_court.php|title=Shakespeare Reviews: The Comedy of Errors|website=shaltzshakespearereviews.com|access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref>
* ''15 Villainous Fools,'' written and performed by Olivia Atwood and Maggie Seymour, a two-woman clown duo, produced by The 601 Theatre Company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theasy.com/Reviews/FringeFestival/2016/15villainousfools.php|title=Theatre Is Easy {{!}} Reviews {{!}} 15 Villainous Fools|website=www.theasy.com|access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dctheatrescene.com/2016/07/11/15-villainous-fools-review/|title=15 Villainous Fools (review)|date=2016-07-11|website=DC Theatre Scene|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref> The play was performed several times, premiering in 2015 at [[Bowdoin College]], before touring fringe festivals including Portland, San Diego, Washington, DC, Providence, and New York City. Following this run, the show was picked up by the [[Peoples Improv Theater|People's Improv Theater]] for an extended run.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livandmags.com/fools|title=15 Villainous Fools|website=Liv & Mags|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref> While the play included pop culture references and original raps, it kept true to Shakespeare's text for the characters of the Dromios.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Matt |title=Review: 15 Villainous Fools |url=https://stagebuddy.com/theater/theater-review/review-15-villainous-fools |website=Stage Buddy |access-date=10 March 2019|date=29 August 2017 }}</ref>
* ''A Comedy of Heirors, or The Imposters'' by feminist [[Verse drama and dramatic verse|verse]] playwright, [[Emily C. A. Snyder]], performed a staged reading through Turn to Flesh Productions<ref>http://www.turntoflesh.org {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> in 2017, featuring [[Abby Wilde]] as Glorielle of Syracuse. The play received acclaim, being named a finalist with the [[American Shakespeare Center]], as part of the [[American Shakespeare Center#Shakespeare's New Contemporaries (SNC)|Shakespeare's New Contemporaries]] program,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newplayexchange.org/plays/214444/comedy-heirors|title=A Comedy of Heirors {{!}} New Play Exchange|website=newplayexchange.org|access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref> as well as "The Top 15 NYC Plays of '17" by ''A Work Unfinishing.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aworkunfinishing.blogspot.com/2017/12/my-favorite-theater-of-2017.html|title=A work unfinishing: My Favorite Theater of 2017|last=Knapp|first=Zelda|date=2017-12-28|website=A work unfinishing|access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref> The play focuses on two sets of female twins, who also interact with Shakespeare's Antipholi. The play is in conversation with several of Shakespeare's comedies, including characters from ''The Comedy of Errors, [[Twelfth Night]], [[As You Like It]],'' and ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''.
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===Film===
The film ''[[Our Relations]]'' (1936) starring ''[[Stan Laurel]]'' and ''[[Oliver Hardy]]'',
The ''[[Three Stooges]]'' film ''[[A Merry Mix Up]]'' (1957) starring ''[[Moe Howard]]'', ''[[Larry Fine]]'' and ''[[Joe Besser]]'' expands the confusion by telling the story of three sets of identical triplets: Bachelors Moe, Larry and Joe; husbands Max, Louie and Jack; and newly-engaged brothers Morris, Luke and Jeff. The triplets can only be distinguished by their choices of neckties, bow ties, or no tie at all.
The film ''[[Start the Revolution Without Me]]'' (1970) starring [[Gene Wilder]] and [[Donald Sutherland]] involves two pairs of twins, one of each of which is switched at birth; one set is raised in an aristocratic, the other in a peasant family, who meet during the French Revolution.
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The film ''[[Big Business (1988 film)|Big Business]]'' (1988) is a modern take on ''The Comedy of Errors'', with female twins instead of male. [[Bette Midler]] and [[Lily Tomlin]] star in the film as two sets of twins separated at birth, much like the characters in Shakespeare's play.
The short film ''The Complete Walk: The Comedy of Errors'' was made in 2016 and starred [[Phil Davis (actor)|Phil Davis]], [[Omid Djalili]] and [[Boothby Graffoe (comedian)|Boothby Graffoe]].
Indian cinema has made nine films based on the play:
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