Just opened in the main theatre is ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ with favourite Shakespeare character Falstaff at the centre, played wonderfully by John Hodgkinson. It’s a lively, colourful production with lots of very funny moments as the ladies of the town plot against his amorous advances.
Also this summer, the RSC presents a new play ‘Kyoto’ described as a political thriller and Sheridan’s 18th century classic comedy ‘School for Scandal’ promising big wigs and even bigger laughs.
Two more Shakespeare plays feature later in the summer season - ‘an outdoor production of ‘As You Like It’ in the Swan Theatre gardens and the rarely performed ‘Pericles’ with Alfred Enoch in the lead role.
From The Guardian (13/6/2024) - 5 star review
With abounding silliness, this is a comedy so polished it gleams. A summer belter.
At the Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, until 7 September
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