RSC Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Synopsis

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…

Top cast

David Troughton

Sir John Falstaff

Luke Newberry

Fenton

Beth Cordingly

Mistress Ford

Rebecca Lacey

Mistress Page

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Ishia Bennison

Mistress Quickly