Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Synopsis: Video recording (mixed recording, 4 cameras) 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: 13 Dec 2012
Duration: 163 mins

Notes: The production was also recorded by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The recording is catalogued separately on this database.

A wide shot recording of this production can be made available at 3 weeks’ notice.
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.
History: Matinee performance recorded.
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).