Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Synopsis
A videorecording of the play staged at the Globe Playhouse in Los Angeles in 1979 for the Shakespeare Society of America in which the costumes and reproduction of the Globe theatre stage contribute to recreating the 16th-century performance.
Series
Shakespearean Drama
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1980
Duration
150 mins

Credits

Director
Jack Manning
Producer
Thad Taylor
Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Leon CharlesSir John Falstaff
Gloria GrahameMistress Margaret Page
Valerie Seelie-SnyderMistress Alice Ford
Dixie Neyland TymitzMistress Quickly
Lyle StephenFrank Ford
Addison RandallFenton
Bert HinchmanGeorge Page
Eugene BrezanyAbraham Slender
Joel AsherDoctor Caius
Lanny BroylesBardolph
Lee FishelPistol
Lisa BarnesAnne Page
Lucinda DoolingRobin
Paul Aron ScottNim
Phil PersonsRobert Shallow
Richard CorderySir Hugh Evans
Richie LevenePeter Simple
William NyeHost of the Garter Inn

Additional Details

Theatre
Globe Playhouse, Los Angeles
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Elizabethan
Plays
Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage

Notes

Reviews
Reviewed in Shakespeare on Film Bulletin, vol. 6, no. 2 March, 1982. 8-9, 11

Production Company

Name

Bard Productions Ltd

Sponsor

Name

Shakespeare Society of America

Address
USA

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Quantum Leap

Notes
Ceased trading in 2018.
Name

Retail outlets

Online Retailer

Name

Library Video Company

Email
customerservice@cerebellum.com
Web
http://www.libraryvideo.com External site opens in new window
Phone
415 541 9901
Address
Cerebellum Corporation
1661 Tennessee St, 3D
San Francisco CA
94107 USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Merry Wives of Windsor, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/13946 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)