The HandleBards: The Comedy of Errors

The HandleBards are a madcap, 4-strong, all-male troupe of players who travel by bike to perform Shakespeare. After their hugely successful Summer tour in 2014 of the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium, they are back in London to perform the critically acclaimed ‘The Comedy of Errors’, by William Shakespeare. The show has travelled by bicycle to over 70 venues, with the actors cycling with all the necessary set, props and costumes between each show.

When two sets of estranged twins find themselves in the same city, unbeknownst to each other, confusion and chaos abounds in Shakespeare’s age-old manner of mistaken identity and screwball comedy. The HandleBards is Shakespeare done differently – a fast-paced, bike-powered whirlwind of a show, with the actors playing all the parts in Director James Farrell’s wild 1930s indie-folk frolic.

“An unmissable show…catch it now while you can.”
★★★★★
Broadway Baby

“It’s back to basics storytelling in the best way”
★★★★
Whatsonstage

“This entertaining and charming show is not to be missed”
★★★★
Everything Theatre

“The sense of uncurbed fun and frolic permeates the performance from start to finish”
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