Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: The Merry Wives of Windsor See more ». We have collaborated with local arts organisations London Bubble, Clean Break and the Soldiers' Arts Academy for The Merry Wives of Windsor. Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound in a brand-new production of Shakespeare's uproarious comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor, as Sir John.
The Merry Wives of Windsor. (Performed in English). Like fighting fire with fire, the Globe has taken Shakespeare's silliest comedy and made it even sillier. Pearce Quigley as Falstaff and Bryony Hannah as Mistress Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor.
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. Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound in a brand-new production of Shakespeare's uproarious comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor, as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. Plot Keywords. : play, cuckold, shakespearan, live theatre. There's something magical about watching a Shakespeare play being performed at The Globe Theatre, especially on a sunny summer evening. The Merry Wives of Windsor is an intricate play with various subplots and a multitude of characters and in this production.
Trailer The Merry Wives of Windsor: Live from Shakespeare's Globe
It's pretty de rigueur these days for modern directors to mess about with the historical settings of Shakespeare plays, and purists are particularly unprotective of this likeable but meandering comedy. Shakespeare's hilarious and brilliantly constructed farce, The Merry Wives of Windsor, delighted audiences at the Globe Theatre in The Globe Threatre performance sparkles. Christopher Benjamin, whom I've seen play a number of bit-parts in various BBC productions ("Pride.
He's everyone's favourite jolly, drunken rogue, but what's it like to play Shakespeare's iconic comical character, Falstaff? We caught up with Pearce Quigley, who is playing the role in our current production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, to find out. This current production of Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor" ad the Oregon Shakespeare festival is one of the best I've seen. I've seen several productions in the past and have enjoyed them all, but this was special because of G.