Performance

Venue	Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse)
	Also: Courtyard, Quarry, Bramall Rock Void
Town	Leeds
County	West Yorkshire
From	6th April 2016
To	16th April 2016
When	19:30. Thu Mats 13:30. Sat Mat 14:00
Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse) (V977)
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Date of change: 11 Mar 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:: L0535533590

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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