Learning on ScreenMerry Wives of Windsor, The
- Synopsis
- Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1985 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor set in the 1950s. Directed by Bill Alexander. Peter Jeffrey as Falstaff.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 11 Nov 1985
- Duration
- 174 mins
Credits
- Director
- Bill Alexander
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Jeremy Sams
- Production Design
- William Dudley
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 1950s
- Plays
- Merry Wives of Windsor, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Press night 3 April 1985. The production transferred to the Barbican.
- Stills
- Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
- Textual information
- Text used in the production is based on a combination of the Quarto and Folio texts.
- Reviews
- Berkowitz, Gerald M. Shakespeare Bulletin 3, no. 5 (1985), pp19-20.
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
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