The Merry Wives of Windsor (2019)
Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound in this hilarious comedy as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. But the ‘Merry Wives’ cotton on to his tricks and decide to have a bit of fun of their own…
'Let’s go dress him like the witch of Brentford’
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, this production celebrates women, the power and beauty of nature, and with it's witty mix of verbal and physical humour, rejoices in a tradition that reaches right down to the contemporary English sitcom. Directed by Elle While (Hamlet, As You Like It), this production stars Olivier Award-nominated Bryony Hannah (Call the Midwife, The Children’s Hour) as Mistress Ford, Sarah Finigan (Suffragette, Upstart Crow, Globe on Tour) as Mistress Page, and Pearce Quigley (Detectorists, Hamlet, As You Like It) as Falstaff. The Windsor Locals appear courtesy of Soldiers’ Arts Academy, London Bubble and Clean Break.
Synopsis
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…
Cast
Hedydd Dylan
SIR HUGH EVANS/NYM
Sarah Finigan
MISTRESS PAGE
Bryony Hannah
MISTRESS FORD
Richard Katz
DOCTOR CAIUS/PISTOL
Joshua Lacey
ABRAHAM SLENDER/ ROBIN
Forbes Masson
GEORGE PAGE
Anne Odeke
HOST/PETER SIMPLE
Jude Owusu
FRANK FORD
Pearce Quigley
SIR JOHN FALSTAFF
Anita Reynolds
MISTRESS QUICKLY
Boadicea Ricketts
ANNE PAGE/ JOHN RUGBY
Dickon Tyrrell
ROBERT SHALLOW
The Windsor Locals
Zach Wyatt
FENTON/BARDOLPH
Creatives
William Shakespeare
WRITER
Giles Block
GLOBE ASSOCIATE- TEXT
Alison Bomber
VOICE
Nicole Charles
ASSOCIATE DRAMATURG
Jess Clough-MacRae
ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER
Charlie Cridlan
DESIGNER
Philip d'Orléans
FIGHT DIRECTOR
Hazel Holder
ACCENT COACH
Martin Leonard
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Glynn MacDonald
GLOBE ASSOCIATE- MOVEMENT
Sasha Milavic Davies
CHOREOGRAPHER
Frank Moon
COMPOSER
Tariq Rifaat
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Laura Rushton
COSTUME SUPERVISOR
Christine Schmidle
DEPUTY TEXT ASSOCIATE
Elle While
DIRECTOR