b'He was writing for the clowns in his company and sometimes he gives them a bit too much space, Bell explains. You have people who are supposed to be in a terrible hurry but then they stand around delivering three pages of witty puns no-one understands anymore.Bells adaptation is written for just five performers: Libby Asciak, Gabriel Fancourt, Mansoor Noor, Bilal Hafda and Lindy Sardelic.The original play has 16 named roles. "Thats where the magic of theatre comes in," Bell says. When you have an audience that has never been to the theatre, theyre experiencing its conventions for the first time. The simplest thingstrapdoors, audience participation, actors doublingare delightful. We had a workshop showing for kids who were astonished to see adults in dress-ups, performing for them just feet away.When Mansoor Noor turns his hat around and says, Now Im my twin, and hes suddenly another character, theyre amazed. Thats what theatre is uniquely able to do.Take Two: A Comedy of Errors plays at Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, September 1114Story originally by Elissa Blake and published on Audrey Journal PHOTO BY ROBERT CATTO53'