Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Synopsis

Video recording of Terry Hands’ 1995 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor with Denis Quilley as Falstaff.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

1995

Duration

140 mins

Credits

Director

Terry Hands

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Guy Woolfenden

Cast

Denis Quilley	Sir John Falstaff
Maureen Beattie	Mistress Margaret Page
Geraldine Fitzgerald	Mistress Alice Ford
Brenda Bruce	Mistress Quickly
Richard McCabe	Frank Ford
Alan David	Sir Hugh Evans
Alex Jacobs	William Page
Andrew Jarvis	Pistol
Edward Clayton	John Rugby
Geoffrey Freshwater	Host of the Garter Inn
Gerard Logan	Fenton
Jimmy Gardner	Nim
John Cater	Robert Shallow
Lewis Slayden	Robin
Lloyd Hutchinson	Abraham Slender
Neil Caple	Peter Simple
Paul Sykes	William Page
Peter Munro	William Page
Richard Addison	Robert
Richard Moore	George Page
Sam Gordon	Robin
Seymour Matthews	Bardolph
Sophia Walker	Anne Page
Tim Wylton	Doctor Caius
William Barton	John

Additional Details

Theatre

Olivier Theatre, National Theatre

Theatre company

National Theatre Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

The production was recorded on DAT in mono using a Sony PCM2000 by taking an audio feed from the theatre’s show relay.

History

The production opened 20 January 1995 in the Olivier Theatre.

Production Company

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB