

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
DIRECTED BY DAMIEN RYAN & GEORGE BANDERS
CONFUSION NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD. OR SO FAMILIAR.
Errors | noun (plural)
… the unintended consequences of being human: missteps, misjudgements, misrecognitions — moments where intention collides with reality and falls disastrously short.
Errors are how we get lost, how we hurt each other, how we become strangers to ourselves — but also, sometimes, how we stumble into truth.
So, welcome to Ephesus – the great hustling, bustling (with the emphasis on hustling!) metropolis of Europe – the perfect place to lose yourself. Utterly.
This city pulses with bureaucratic-derangement, broken immigration systems and capitalist fever, political dogfights, fierce border patrols and spiraling debt, enchanting nightlife, cheap thrills and grifter’s magic. Into that milieu, tumbles a family torn apart by war, exile, and rotten bloody luck, but they are given the chance to create their own miracle – to find each other again after decades apart! But how do you find
anything when everyone is lost, everyone is on the make, everyone is searching for something: asylum, belonging, connection, or simply themselves?
Sport for Jove’s modern, razor-sharp take on The Comedy of Errors shatters Shakespeare’s mistaken identity farce wide open — exposing the ache of dislocation, the absurdity of city living, and the miracle of rediscovery and reconciliation. As lives are upended and egos unravel, what emerges is something far greater than farce: the healing power of reunion, and
the liberation of laughter that reminds us we’re still human after all. Even if we don’t exactly know who the hell we are…
Fast, funny, and ferociously relevant, this is Shakespeare with the volume up and the heart wide open, where errors are both chaos and catalyst: a comedy of wrong turns that somehow leads us home. So, go on, get lost… to get found.
CURRICULUM LINKS
English and Drama Syllabus – In Stage 4 & 5, students are expected to have an experience of Shakespearean drama, including seeing Shakespearean plays in performance. A suggested text, The Comedy of Errors is ideal for all students of Shakespeare and dramatic arts in general. A perfect introductory text for younger years and ideal for senior students – understand how ideas, theatrical conventions, forms and language interact with text to create meaning.
STUDENT RESOURCE KIT PROVIDED
Dates and Booking
BELLA VISTA FARM
FRI, 19 DEC
SAT, 20 DEC
SUN, 21 DEC
TUE, 23 DEC
7:00pm (Preview)
7:00pm (Preview)
7:00pm (OPENING NIGHT)
7:00pm
*Christmas break 24 - 26 DEC
SAT, 27 DEC
SUN, 28 DEC​
7:00pm
7:00pm
EVERGLADES GARDENS, LEURA
SAT, 10 JAN
SUN, 11 JAN
​​​FRI, 16 JAN
SAT, 17 JAN
SAT, 17 JAN
SUN, 18 JAN​
​​​FRI, 23 JAN
SAT, 24 JAN
SAT, 24 JAN
SUN, 25 JAN
7:00pm (Preview)
7:00pm (OPENING NIGHT)​​
7:00pm
3:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
3:00pm
7:00pm
4:30pm
BLUE MOUNTAINS THEATRE, SPRINGWOOD
WED, 28 JAN​
THU, 29 JAN
7:00pm
7:00pm
KOOLOOBONG OVAL, UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
WED 11 FEB
THU, 12 FEB
​​​FRI, 13 FEB
SAT, 14 FEB
Sun, 15 FEB
THU, 19 FEB
​​​FRI, 20 FEB
SAT, 21 FEB
SUN, 22 FEB
7:00pm (Preview)
7:00pm (Preview)
7:00pm (OPENING NIGHT)​
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm


Summer Season 17 is supported by Riverside Theatres, Blue Mountains Theatre, and Merrigong Theatre.

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