The Merry Wives Of Windsor

By William Shakespeare

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This was a Royal Shakespeare Company production that opened on the main stage at Stratford on the 3rd April 1979 and played in repertoire in Stratford and at the Aldwych Theatre in London until 31st May 1980.

Comedy Performance of the Year – Ben Kingsley for the role of Frank Ford (Nomination) – 1980

Production Photographs by Donald Cooper

Stratford — Creative team

Directors John Caird & Trevor Nunn
Set & Costume Design John Napier
Lighting Design Brian Harris
Music Guy Woolfenden

Stratford — Cast

Sir John Falstaff John Woodvine
Bardolph Norman Tyrrell
Pistol John McEnery
Nim Ian McNiece
Robin Matthew Brace/Gordon Garrity
The Host of the Garter Timothy Kightly
George Page Bob Peck
Meg Page Jane Downs
Anne Page Kate Nicholls
William Page   Jonathan Kirkbride/Aaron Reese
Frank Ford Ben Kingsley
Alice Ford Susan Tracy
Robert Terence Harvey
John   Nicholas Gecks
Justice Shallow Paddy Godfrey
Abraham Slender David Threlfall
Peter Simple Timothy Spall
Sir Hugh Evans David Lloyd Meredith
Doctor Caius Geoffrey Hutchings
Mistress Quickly Lila Kaye
John Rugby Teddy Kempner
Fenton Tim Brierley
Servants David Creedon/Alan Gill/ Cathryn Harrison/Shirley King

At the Aldwych — Creative team

For this revival John Napier’s design was adapted by Dermot Hayes.

At the Aldwych — Cast

Sir John Falstaff John Woodvine
Bardolph Norman Tyrrell
Pistol John McEnery
Nym Teddy Kempner
Robin Dexter Fletcher
The Host of the Garter Timothy Kightly
George Page Bob Peck
Meg Page Jane Downs
Anne Page Cathryn Harrison
William Page Daniel Holender/Dicon Murray
Frank Ford Ben Kingsley
Alice Ford Susan Tracy
Robert Terence Harvey
John Mark Tandy
Justice Shallow Paddy Godfrey
Abraham Slender David Threlfall
Peter Simple Timothy Spall
Sir Hugh Evans David Lloyd Meredith
Doctor Caius Geoffrey Hutchings
Mistress Quickly Lila Kaye
John Rugby Ian East
Fenton Nicholas Gecks
Servants Alan Gill, Shirley King, Stephen Rashbrook, Hilary Townley