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The Merry Wives of Windsor

Starring Rebecca Lacey, Beth Cordingly, Ishia Bennison & David Troughton

Shakespeare's tale of love and jealousy is relocated to Essex as two merry wives seek revenge on Sir John Falstaff in this contemporary Royal Shakespeare Company production. Production photography by Manuel Harlan © RSC
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  • Duration: 2 hrs 26 min
  • Age guidance: 14+
Rebecca Lacey, Beth Cordingly, Ishia Bennison & David Troughton
The Merry Wives of Windsor Full Cast
  • Rebecca Lacey Mistress Page
  • Paul Dodds George Page
  • Karen Fishwick Anne Page
  • Beth Cordingly Mistress Ford
  • Vince Leigh Frank Ford
  • David Acton Sir Hugh Evans
  • Jonathan Cullen Dr Caius
  • Ishia Bennison Mistress Quickly
  • Stevie Basaula John Rugby
  • Luke Newberry Fenton
  • Tim Samuels Shallow
  • Tom Padley Slender
  • John Macaulay Simple
  • Sakuntala Ramanee Beautician
  • David Troughton Sir John Falstaff
  • Nima Taleghani Robin
  • Charlotte Josephine Bardolph
  • Afolabi Alli Pistol
  • Josh Finan Nym
  • Katy Brittain The Hostess of the Garter
"The play has never felt so strongly feminist… The production is ablaze with energy and throngs with strong, quirky performances…"
The Independent
"The play bursts with slap(stick) and tickle, prats and pratfalls and lots of laughs - there is not a weak link in the cast."
The Times
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