Merry Wives of Windsor, The
- Synopsis
- Video recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2012 modern dress production of The Merry Wives of Windsor directed by Philip Breen. Desmond Barrit is Falstaff.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2012
Credits
- Director
- Philip Breen
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Paddy Cunneen
- Production Design
- Max Jones
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Merry Wives of Windsor, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The production was also recorded by the V&A National Video Archive of Performance. The recording is catalogued separately on this database.
- General
- The children are: Jason Battersby, George David, Joe Doody, Leon Finnan, Alexander Fox, Gareth Johnson, Ben Law, Tom Lewis, Syd Sutherland, William Taylor, Pascal Vogiaridis, Sam Young.
- Reviews
- "Class lies at the heart of this comedy; and, while racking up the laughs, Breen brings out beautifully the bourgeois sadism that still lurks in the heart of England". Michael Billington (The Guardian, 2 November 2012).
Production Company
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Merry Wives of Windsor, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av74639 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)