Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Synopsis
Live sound recording of Terry Hands’ 1968 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Brewster Mason is Falstaff.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio
Recording date
7 Aug 1968

Credits

Director
Terry Hands
Writer
William Shakespeare
Contributor
Guy Woolfenden
Cast
Brewster MasonSir John Falstaff
Brenda BruceMistress Margaret Page
Elizabeth SpriggsMistress Alice Ford
Lila KayeMistress Quickly
Ian RichardsonFrank Ford
Bill McGuirkJohn Rugby
David HealyHost of the Garter Inn
David LudlowWilliam Page
Derek SmithDoctor Caius
Don HendersonBardolph
Emrys JamesSir Hugh Evans
Gregg PalmerRobert
Jeffery DenchGeorge Page
John VaughanRobin
Morgan SheppardPistol
Peter GeddisAbraham Slender
Roger ReesFenton
Stephan ChaseJohn
Sydney BromleyRobert Shallow
Vanessa MilesAnne Page
Walter SparrowNim

Additional Details

Theatre
Aldwych Theatre, London
Theatre company
Royal Shakespeare Company
Production type
Other
Historical period
Elizabethan
Plays
Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
Press night 15 July 1968

Production Company

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Merry Wives of Windsor, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71660 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)