Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Synopsis

Live sound recording of Trevor Nunn’s and John Caird’s 1979 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor for the Royal Shakespeare Company with John Woodvine as Falstaff.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

13 May 1980

Credits

Director

John Caird; Trevor Nunn

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Guy Woolfenden

Production Design

Dermot Hayes; John Napier

Cast

John Woodvine	Sir John Falstaff
Jane Downs	Mistress Margaret Page
Susan Tracy	Mistress Alice Ford
Lila Kaye	Mistress Quickly
Ben Kingsley	Frank Ford
Alan Gill	Servant
Bob Peck	George Page
Daniel Holender	William Page
David Lloyd Meredith	Sir Hugh Evans
David Threlfall	Abraham Slender
Dicon Murray	William Page
Geoffrey Hutchings	Doctor Caius
Ian East	John Rugby
John McEnery	Pistol
Jonathan Kirkbride	William Page
Mark Tandy	John
Nicholas Gecks	Fenton
Norman Tyrrell	Bardolph
Patrick Godfrey	Robert Shallow
Stephen Rashbrook	Servant
Teddy Kempner	Nim
Terence Harvey	Robert
Timothy Kightley	Host of the Garter Inn
Timothy Spall	Peter Simple

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

General

It is not known whether Holender or Murray played the part of William Page in this recording.

History

The production opened at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon 3 April 1979.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

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