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After a sell-out start to the season, Shakespeare at The Tobacco Factory’s second show this year, The Comedy of Errors, has been pulling in some fabulous reviews.

“Hilton’s production is a revelation. This early play is more than a comedy…Unmissable.”
The Sunday Times (John Peter) *****

“As ever with this tremendous company, Shakespeare’s language is given top billing. Lines that get lost in heavy-handed productions shine here, and are given time to unfurl.”
The Guardian (Elisabeth Mahoney) ****

“Andrew Hilton resists the temptation to treat this early work as pure farce. He never forces the laughs, relying on the near-perfect comic timing of his 16-strong cast rather than any descent into slapstick.” The Stage (Jeremy Brien)

“Hilton’s second production in this year’s Shakespeare At The Tobacco Factory season keeps the pace sprightly from the word go…what they do, they do with efficiency and discreet flair.
The Financial Times (Ian Shuttleworth)

“Well, they’ve done it again….Andrew Hilton and his impressive cast proved how, if done correctly, Shakespeare’s work can be moving, hilarious, and accessible to a modern audience.”
Bristol Evening Post (Natalie Hale)

“This version…presented these characters not as comic caricatures but as incomplete souls searching for wholeness, and the final, implausible reunion was as tender as it was funny.”
http://www.venue.co.uk/performance-comedy-reviews-t/11872-the-comedy-of-errors (Steve Wright) ****

“If there’s a company around today as half as good at interpreting the Bard’s plays and performing them so refreshingly as this lot then I’ll eat my quill…”
Bristol 24-7 (Elfyn Griffith)

“Often the audience bellow with laughter, especially after the interval…A Comedy of Errors is wonderful entertainment.”
makemeneon (Jonathan Camp) *****

“...true to Shakespeare at The Tobacco Factory’s redoubtable reputation, every role and relationship has been meticulously considered; so that even characters that only have one or two scenes are able to shine.” Exeunt (Matthew Whittle) ****

“As the action accelerates into a manic spiral…his cast negotiate the complex wordplay with commanding ease, revealing the hidden human fear of not knowing who we are.”
The Morning Star (Gordon Parsons)

“Hilton’s action-packed production of Shakespeare’s shortest play…[is] a perfect contrast to the brilliant Richard II which finished in mid March.”
Fosse Way (Gay Pierre-Weir)
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