William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives
Tue 24 May to Sat 28 May 2016
PLAYHOUSE
£28 - £10*
Sir John Falstaff is past-his-prime and skint!
Vain rogue that he is, he attempts, rather clumsily, to seduce a couple of well-to-do wives … but Mistress Page and Mistress Ford get wise to his plan and scheme to exact revenge with hilarious and unimaginable consequences.
If you like your Shakespeare light, funny and wickedly entertaining then look no further. The Merry Wives is bursting at the seams with verbal fun, physical comedy and a bevy of cunningly colourful characters.
Northern Broadsides’ distinctive charisma and zest for performance squeezes every last ounce of comedy gold from this affectionately calamitous tale that will tickle your funny bone and poke a jovial finger in the eye of middle England.
Northern Broadsides in partnership with the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle under Lyme
Cast
Company
Director Barrie Rutter
Designer Lis Evans
Lighting Adam Foley
Music Conrad Nelson
Reviews
William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives
"An excellent ensemble full of well-played dupes and dopes"
William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives
"Sprightly comic revenge romp with a northern voice"
The Stage
William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives
"Enjoyably jolly"
The Times