Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Synopsis: The sixteenth in a weekly live stream project by Rob Myles to present all of Shakespeare’s plays in the order in which it is thought they were originally written. Using the Zoom video conferencing platform, it brings together many actors currently unable to travel and perform due to the Coronavirus crisis. The video is prefaced by a few words on Pride from actor, Victoria Rae Sook.

The performance is introduced by Jenn Deon, producing artistic director of PerSIStence Theatre in Canada. She discusses why some consider it the least of Shakespeare’s comedies.

Cast:
MISTRESS MARGARET PAGE - Alix Dunmore
SIR JOHN FALSTAFF - Robert Lightfoot
MISTRESS QUICKLY - Joanna Harte
FRANCIS FORD - Adam Courting
SIR HUGH EVANS - Jennifer Shakesby
GEORGE PAGE - Ally Poole
MISTRESS ALICE FORD - Aruna Clinch
FENTON - Elliott Bornemann
ABRAHAM SLENDER - Micah Weese
ROBERT SHALLOW - Brian Eastty
PISTOL - Simone Ellul
DOCTOR CAIUS - David Ellis
HOST OF THE GARTER INN - Gary Boulter
ANNE PAGE - Samya De Meo
PETER SIMPLE - Jordan Lillie
ENSEMBLE - Luke MacLeod
ENSEMBLE - Eugenia Low
ENSEMBLE - Marina Smith
ENSEMBLE - Luke Heys
SWING - Sarah McCourt
SWING - Matthew Rhodes
Series: Show Must Go Online, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Multimedia; Video
Transmission details: 1 Jul 2020
Duration: 212 mins

General: A project by actor and writer Robert Myles to present ‘weekly readings of the Complete Plays of Shakespeare by a global cast, in the order they were believed to have been written.' For more details, visit the peroject homepage at: https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/

Name: Robert Myles
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