Directed by the Associate Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe, Sean Holmes, this raucous comedy, which follows Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by the two women he seeks to woo, will begin performances next month.
Emma Pallant, George Fouracres and Katherine Pearce. Headshots provided by production.
The cast comprises Corrina Buchan (The Winter's Tale, Tobacco Factory Theatres) as Rugby / Cover, Jolyon Coy (I, Joan, Shakespeare's Globe) as Ford, Samuel Creasey (Unbelievable, Criterion Theatre) as Hugh Evans, George Fouracres (One Man Musical) as Falstaff, Christopher Logan (The Magistrate, National Theatre) as Page, Tré Medley (Pig Heart Boy, CTP / Unicorn Theatre / Sheffield Theatres) as Simple / Cover, Marcus Olale as Fenton / Nym, Emma Pallant (Punch, Young Vic/Nottingham Playhouse) as Mistress Page, LJ Parkinson (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Royal Exchange Manchester) as Host / Pistol, Katherine Pearce (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, RSC / The Barbican) as Mistress Ford, Danielle Phillips (The Upstart Crow, Gielgud Theatre) as Anne Page / Robin the Page / Bardolph, Odhran Riddell (Manhunt, Royal Court Theatre) as William Page, Sophie Russell (A Christmas Carol, Liverpool Playhouse / Spymonkey) as Shallow / Mistress Quickly, Alexander Shaw (Les Miserables, West End / UK Tour) as William Page, and Adam Wadsworth (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, West End) as Doctor Caius / Slender.
Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes says: “I’m really excited to start working on our production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. We have a brilliant comedic cast and a super creative team, who are all ready to rediscover and find the freshness in one of Shakespeare’s most raucous comedies.”
A comedic play by William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, will be performed in the breathtaking outdoor surroundings of Shakespeare's Globe. Watch as Sir John Falstaff attempts to woo Mistress Ford and Mistress Page to gain access to their husbands’ wealth. The women, who are aware of his schemes, join forces to teach him a series of clever and humiliating lessons.
Merry Wives of Windsor will play at Shakespeare's Globe from 4 July to 20 September 2025. Other delights for you to enjoy there this summer include Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible and Twelfth Night.
