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The Merry Wives of Windsor - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Comedy
5.0·2019·2h 21m

Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page and Mist...

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Cast

Pearce Quigley

Pearce Quigley

Sir John Falstaff

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Anita Reynolds

Mistress Quickly

Richard Katz

Richard Katz

Doctor Caius / Pistol

Joshua Lacey

Joshua Lacey

Abraham Slender / Robin

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Jude Owusu

Frank Ford

Sarah Finigan

Sarah Finigan

Mistress Page

Bryony Hannah

Bryony Hannah

Mistress Ford

Hedydd Dylan

Hedydd Dylan

Sir Hugh Evans / Nym

DIRECTORS

Ian Russell, Elle While

OVERVIEW

Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. But the ‘Merry Wives’ quickly cotton on to his tricks and decide to have a bit of fun of their own at Falstaff’s expense… The Merry Wives of Windsor is the only comedy that Shakespeare set in his native land. Drawing influences from British 1930s fashion, music and dance, the production will celebrate women, the power and beauty of nature, and with its witty mix of verbal and physical humour, it rejoices in a tradition that reaches right down to the contemporary English sitcom. The Windsor Locals appear courtesy of Soldiers’ Arts Academy, London Bubble and Clean Break.