RSC Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Down on his luck in the suburbs, John Falstaff plans to hustle his way to a comfortable retirement by seducing the wives of two wealthy men. Unknown to him, it’s the women of Windsor who really pull the strings, orchestrating Falstaff’s comeuppance amidst a theatrical smorgasbord of petty rivalries, jealousies and over-inflated egos. For a fat Englishman, a Welshman and a Frenchman, the only way is Windsor…

Cast

David Troughton

Sir John Falstaff

Luke Newberry

Fenton

Beth Cordingly

Mistress Ford

Rebecca Lacey

Mistress Page

Ishia Bennison

Mistress Quickly

Katy Brittain

Hostess of the Garter