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The Merry Wives of Windsor is an uproarious tale of mischief and double-dealing where the women get the last laugh. What goes on at Number 22 is absolutely everybody’s business. Blanche McIntyre (The Two Noble Kinsmen, All’s Well That Ends Well for the RSC, Arabian Nights at Bristol Old Vic) returns to direct.
- On Stage Trailer 2024
Trailer. The Plot. Behind the Scenes. More. Don't miss...
- On Stage Trailer 2024
Trailer. The Plot. Behind the Scenes. More. Don't miss Shakespeare’s suburban comedy of gossip, scheming and double-dealing, The Merry Wives of Windsor, playing in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre until 7 September. This fresh new production is directed by Blanche McIntyre and features two-time Olivier Award winner Samantha Spiro as Mistress Page.
Jun 13, 2024 · The Merry Wives of Windsor, Stratford-upon-Avon review — shrieking, capering and female friendship 400-year-old jokes still land in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production
- Suzi Feay
Jun 13, 2024 · Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor occupies an interesting place in the canon. Often overlooked in favour of the more famous comedies, this text is arguably funnier, pacier and entertaining than many of the comedies which are performed more often. It reads like a farce, and the RSC have taken this vibe and presented something that is ...
Jun 13, 2024 · In Blanche McIntyre’s frenetic interpretation, The Merry Wives of Windsor is the great-grandmother of all English sitcoms, replete with sexual innuendoes, obfuscating misunderstandings and plenty of shouting and running about. It’s even got a Welsh vicar and a comedy Frenchman to complete the set of unfashionably stereotypical characters.
Jun 10, 2024 · Directed by Blanche McIntyre, Shakespeare’s suburban comedy runs in repertoire in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon until 7 September with a press night on Wednesday 12 June. Blanche McIntyre, director, said: “ The Merry Wives of Windsor is one of Shakespeare’s most underrated plays. Its mixture of comedy and ...
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Jun 14, 2024 · Shakespeare’s dramatic genius is wonderfully apparent in the men’s poignant two hander, a rare glimpse of something deeper in a play where the themes are largely transactional and the comedy for the most part merciless. The two wives are an engaging duo with Samantha Spiro as the lively interfering Mistress Page and Siubhan Harrison as the ...
