The wittiest of Shakespeare's contemporaries pooled their immense individual talents to produce this riotous, hilarious and outrageously bawdy comedy of love, marriage and social climbing. Nearly 400 years on and the characters so hilariously lampooned by this of wits are still with us.
Cast/Performers
David Acton (Seagull), Paul Bentall (Security), Sasha Behar (Sindefy), Claire Benedict (Mistress Touchstone), Vincent Brimble (Scapethrift), Billy Carter (Quicksilver), Wayne Cater (Drawer), Shelley Conn (Mildred), Geoffrey Freshwater (Touchstone), Sean Hannaway (Constable), Sian Howard (Winnifred), Michael Matus (Sir Petronel Flash), Colin McCormack (Bramble), Avin Shah (Slitgut), James Tucker (Golding)
Creatives/Company
Author(s): Ben Jonson, George Chapman, John Marston Producer: Royal Shakespeare Company Director: Lucy Pitman-Wallace Design: Robert Jones Lighting: Wayne Dowdeswell Sound: Martin Slavin Choreographer: Sue Lefton
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