THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR 2019
13 - 27 July
Director Caroline Devlin (Merry Wives 2012, The Winter’s Tale, Othello) chosen a late 1970s setting for her second trip to Windsor, utilising the enchanting quirkiness of Stoke Park Model Railway on London Road, for the picture-perfect suburban setting of Shakespeare’s domestic comedy. Featuring a kitsch 70s kitchen-diner, garden patio, and pub lawn the enchanting Stoke Park Railway at the top end of Stoke Park in Guildford will be transformed into the seemingly tranquil world of Royal Windsor.
Drawing on classic TV programmes from the period and some of the most memorable songs from the decade, this will be a MERRY WIVES with a toe-tapping soundtrack, bell-bottom slacks, puff-sleeve polyester dresses… and who knows, a British Rail train might actually turn up on time!
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"Pure enjoyment from beginning to end" British Theatre Guide
"If I had cannons I'd be firing them" Surrey Advertiser
COMPANY
ANNE PAGE Francesca Baker
MISTRESS QUICKLY Rosalind Blessed
MASTER FORD James Burton
DR CAIUS/PISTOL Alex Scott Fairley
MISTRESS FORD Emma Fenney
MISTRESS PAGE Sarah Gobran
SIR JOHN FALSTAFF Peter Gordon
MASTER PAGE Matt Pinches
HOST/MASTER SLENDER Tom Richardson
FENTON/SIR HUGH EVANS Isaac Stanmore
ARTISTIC TEAM
Adaptor & Director Caroline Devlin
Set & Costume Designer Neil Irish
Lighting Designer Mark Dymock
Sound Designer Matt Eaton
Associate Designer Anett Black
Assistant Director Indiana Lown Collins
Fight Director Philip d’Orléans
Choreographer Chris Whittaker
GSC Resident Company Manager Beth Mann
Production Manager Chris Wilson
Deputy Stage Manager Elaine Yeung
READ OUR MERRY WIVES BLOGS
Our 1970s Merry Wives (designs and inspirations)