I read this scene three different times and each time found it to be just as fantastic as the first. With a scene like this I can't help but picture a cross between Monty Python and Lord of the Rings. Please, allow me to explain before executing any judgment. In my head I picture a dark night with some light stormy weather, and a pub similar to the one in the first installment of Lord of the Rings--where all of the hobbits are gathering 'round with their huge pints taking part in hobbit gossip, hobbit dancing, etc. Within the Phoenix I picture Dromio of Syracuse and Nell with rather thick English accents, and light blue Monty-Python-esque clothing. I can see the both of them trying to peer through a peep-hole (or something like it) to see who is trying to come in, but Dromio of Ephesus and Antipholus of Ephesus are not within viewpoint, so it almost seems that nobody is there. For some reason I picture the two standing outside the Phoenix looking like hobbits, but that doesn't really make a lot of sense. Anyways.

On stage I would design it so that the scenery was darker, giving the scene the stormy element. I then would place what resembles a large wooden door placed right in the middle of the stage, and have both pairs of actors on each side. However, on the side that takes place within the Phoenix I would have it set up like however it looked inside. From there, I would want each actor to deliver the dialogue normally, but really enunciating their words with their British accents topped off with a comical tone. I mainly would want the audience to see all of the actors together on stage, but I wouldn't want the actors really acknowledging the audience so much in this scene. I think that watching the confusion and incessant demanding to let Dromio and Antipholus in would be far more amusing if they weren't paying attention to the audience.

I also think that at one point during the scene they open the door from within the Phoenix, and the two on the outside try shoving it open and it ends up hitting Dromio & Nell in the face, and they fall back. Some type of slapstick humor I think would make this scene enjoyable. I still think the play would be more enjoyable as a presentational performance--but with scenes like this I feel it would be funnier to have the actors ignore the audience for a little while.