Label: Opus Arte
Genre: Play - DVD
Period: Renaissance
Catalogue No: OA1293D
Barcode: 809478012931
Distribution Note(s):
Available Worldwide
Release Date: 10/2019

SHAKESPEARE, W.: Merry Wives of Windsor (The) (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2018) (NTSC)

William Shakespeare
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

 

TOWNSPEOPLE
Mistress Page - Rebecca Lacey
George Page - Paul Dodds
Anne Page - Karen Fishwick
Mistress Ford - Beth Cordingly
Frank Ford - Vince Leigh
Sir Hugh Evans, a Welsh parson - David Acton
Dr Caius - Jonathan Cullen
Mistress Quickly, his housekeeper - Ishia Bennison
John Rugby, his servant - Stevie Basaula
Fenton, a young gentleman - Luke Newberry
Shallow, a Justice of the Peace - Tim Samuels
Slender, his nephew - Tom Padley
Simple, Slender’s servant - John Macaulay
Beautician - Sakuntala Ramanee

AT THE GARTER
Sir John Falstaff - David Troughton
Robin, his pageboy - Nima Taleghani
Bardolph, his follower - Charlotte Josephine
Pistol, his follower - Afolabi Alli
Nym, his follower - Josh Finan
The Hostess of the Garter - Katy Brittain

Fiona Laird, stage director
Lez Brotherston, set and costume designer
Tim Mitchell, lighting designer
Sam Spencer-Lane, choreographer
Music composed by Fiona Laird

Recorded at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 12 September 2018

Bonus:
- Interviews with Beth Cordingly, Rebecca Lacey and David Troughton
- Props at the RSC
- Director’s Commentary
- Cast gallery

 

Picture format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic
Sound format: Dolby Digital 2.0 / 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English
Running time: 146 mins (play) + 13 mins (bonus)
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)