By William Shakespeare In a modern verse translation by Christina Anderson In partnership with Play On Shakespeare Mistaken identity leads to escalating chaos and nonstop laughs in Shakespeare’s fastest, funniest farce. Separated as children, two sets of identical twins unknowingly arrive in the city of Ephesus, triggering outrageous misunderstandings and a whirlwind of comic confusion. Slapstick humor and witty wordplay abound as everyone involved stumbles through one bewildering situation after another before the truth is finally revealed.