'This is the short and the long of it'

— Act II, Scene 2

Featuring many characters from Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Shakespeare’s brilliantly constructed farce, which gave birth to a tradition that reaches down to the modern TV sitcom, burst onto the Globe Theatre stage in 2010.

Cast

Simple:
Nathan Amzi

Evans:
Gareth Armstrong

Slender:
William Belchambers

Falstaff:
Christopher Benjamin

Dr. Caius:
Philip Bird

Anne Page:
Ceri-Lyn Cissone

Rugby:
Barnaby Edwards

Mistress Page:
Serena Evans

Shallow:
Peter Gale

Page:
Michael Garner

Nym:
Gregory Gudgeon

Ford:
Andrew Havill

Robin:
Edward Holtom

Robin:
Richard Linell

Fenton:
Gerard McCarthy

Host:
Jonty Stephens

Mistress Quickly:
Sue Wallace

Pistol:
Paul Woodson

Mistress Ford:
Sarah Woodward

Creatives

Choreographer:
Jenny Arnold

Designer:
Janet Bird

Composer:
Nigel Hess

Director for the Screen:
Robin Lough

Director:
Christopher Luscombe

Musical Director:
William Lyons