Merry Wives, The Musical

Synopsis: A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the 2006 Royal Shakespeare Company’s musical production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Directed by Gregory Doran with Simon Callow as Falstaff and Judi Dench as Mistress Quickly.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 25 Jan 2007
Duration: 180 (inc interval)

Theatre: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Theatre company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Production type: Operas and Musicals
Historical period: No period
Plays: Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)
Related items: Night Waves [12/12/2006]

General: Desmond Barrit was originally cast as Falstaff but had to withdraw before the opening because of a foot injury.
History: The production played from 2 December 2006-10 February 2007.
Reviews: David Benedict New York Times (December 13 2006). Benedict writes - ‘As for the leads, Dench mines her material for truth and Callow battles gamely with the demands of the score from beneath an outsize fat suit. Neither of them, alas, truly convinces us that they wouldn’t be a whole lot happier doing the original play’.

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

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