Performance

Venue	Theatre Royal
	Also: The Studio
Town	York
County	North Yorkshire
From	17th May 2016
To	21st May 2016
When	19:30. Thu Mat 14:00. Sat Mat 14:30
Theatre Royal (V954)
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Date of change: 4 Jan 16 - T01510876834

The Merry Wives

Work:: The Merry Wives (S708341233)

Author

Shakespeare

Production:: (T01510876834)

The Merry Wives is a superb medley of a comedy piled high with excruciatingly funny episodes of pure farce. Mrs Page and Mrs Ford are feisty wives who plot to outfox the devious advances of the philandering Falstaff. Mr Ford's jealousy, and determination to prove the suspected infidelity, leads to hilarious and heartrending consequences.

Company	Northern Broadsides (in partnership with The New Vic Theatre Newcastle-under-Lyme)
Director	Barrie Rutter
Design	Lis Evans
Lighting	Adam Foley
Musical Director	Conrad Nelson
Performer	Barrie Rutter (Falstaff)
Performer	Adam Barlow (Nim / Fenton)
Performer	Al Bollands (Simple)
Performer	Ben Burman (Pistol / William)
Performer	Andy Cryer (Ciaus)
Performer	Sarah Eve (Anne Page / Robin)
Performer	John Gully (Evans)
Performer	Becky Hindley (Mistress Ford)
Performer	Nicola Sanderson (Mistress Page)
Performer	Gerard McDermott (Shallow)
Performer	Josh Moran (Bardolf / Rugby)
Performer	Roy North (Page)
Performer	Helen Sheals (Mistress Quickly)
Performer	Mark Stratton (Host)
Performer	Jos Vantyler (Slender)
Performer	Andrew Vincent (Ford)

Listing:: L01041505750

Production details

The Merry Wives is a superb medley of a comedy piled high with excruciatingly funny episodes of pure farce. Mrs Page and Mrs Ford are feisty wives who plot to outfox the devious advances of the philandering Falstaff. Mr Ford's jealousy, and determination to prove the suspected infidelity, leads to hilarious and heartrending consequences.

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Special Performances

21 May 16 Audio Described
21 May 16 Audio Described

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