Details

Falstaff gets him come-uppance (three times) in this rather confused but at times immensely funny Shakespeare comedy - his only one about the middle classes. The story, almost certainly false, goes that Queen Elizabeth I so enjoyed the character of Falstaff that she asked to see him again in another play - in love. Shakespeare is supposed to have obliged with this delightful romp.

Cast/Performers

David Troughton (Falstaff), Beth Cordingly (Mistress Ford), Rebecca Lacey (Mistress Page), David Acton (Sir Hugh Evans), Afolabi Alli (Pistol), Stevie Basaula (company), Ishia Bennison (Mistress Quickly), Katy Brittain (The Hostess of the Garter), Jonathan Cullen (Dr Caius), Paul Dodds (George Page), Josh Finan (Nym), Karen Fishwick (Anne Page), Charlotte Josephine (Bardolph), Vince Leigh (Frank Ford), John Macaulay (Simple), Luke Newberry (Fenton), Tom Padley (Slender), Sakuntala Ramanee (company), Tim Samuels (Shallow), Nima Taleghani (company)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director: Fiona Laird
Design: Lez Brotherston
Lighting: Tim Mitchell