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24 December 1983 (UK) morePlot:
Aegeon of Syracuse has come to Ephesus to seek his son, who went in search of his missing twin and mother months ago... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cyril Cusack | ... | Aegeon | |
| Charles Gray | ... | Solinus, Duke of Ephesus | |
| Nicolas Chagrin | ... | Master of the Mime | |
| Nick Burnell | ... | Mime Troupe Member | |
| Graham Christopher | ... | Mime Troupe Member | |
| Ross Davidson | ... | Mime Troupe Member | |
| Howard Lee | ... | Mime Troupe Member | |
| Daniel Rovai | ... | Mime Troupe Member | |
| Paul Springer | ... | Mime Troupe Member | |
| Jenny Weston | ... | Mime Troupe Member | |
| Bunny Reed | ... | Gaoler | |
| Michael Kitchen | ... | The Antipholi | |
| Roger Daltrey | ... | The Dromios | |
| Noel Johnson | ... | First Merchant | |
| Suzanne Bertish | ... | Adriana |
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This play is not as feeble as, say, "Two Gentlemen of Verona," but it's not terribly strong either. Directors have a tendency to throw in distractions to up the level of interest: Trevor Nunn threw in nine songs, Greg Mosher added a clown and a drag queen, and here James Cellan Jones throws in a mime troupe.
I don't care what his rationale was, there are three things in life worth avoiding: folk dancing, incest and commedia dell'arte. The mimes are superfluous, annoying and nowhere near as interesting as they are supposed to be.
Getting past that, this is neither the strongest nor the weakest of the BBC Shakespeares. The set is a cheerful stylization of a tiny town on the Aegean, with a surprising amount of atmosphere. It's easy on the eyes and is also built in the round, so no matter which way the camera looks, you remain solidly within the physical setting.
Cyril Cusack and Wendy Hiller get the acting honors, with a tip of the hat to Charles Gray.
The master and servant pair from Syracuse are relaxed and benign, those from Ephesus are sour and prone to violence. Since the TV camera would not forgive two sets of actors pretending to be identical twins, one single actor plays both Antipholi (?), and another both Dromios. Michael Kitchen labors over a case of flu to differentiate his characters. Roger Daltrey is sincere and good-natured, but way out of his depth here and best passed over in silence.
The trouble, as so often with farce, is the pace. Though things start off promisingly and finish well, that droop in the middle is serious.
So, not a show for the ages, but not the worst thing ever to happen to the Bard.