Harrogate Studio Theatre, 27th-31st January 2015
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The play is set in the town of Windsor and the local worthies are eagerly anticipating a visit by the aristocratic Sir John Falstaff, whose friendship with the King and exploits on the battlefield are well-known. However with his band of disreputable followers and his lesser-known taste for drink and women, not to mention his somewhat penurious state, there is trouble in store for this respectable community. Havoc and acrimony follow in his wake wherever he goes, as Shakespeare skilfully reveals in this deliciously wicked comedy!
Cast
Mr George Page [a prosperous local farmer] – Derek Newton
Sir John Falstaff [a military Knight of the Realm] – Clive Lyons
Pistol [his disreputable henchman] – Neil Tattersall
Nym [another disreputable henchman] – James Reilly
Bardolph [an ancient disreputable henchman] – Jamie Searle
Justice Shallow [the local magistrate] – Stuart Kellett
The Reverend Hugh Evans [the local Welsh Vicar] – John Colston
Abraham Slender [Shallow’s nephew] – Ashley Haigh
Anne Page [Page’s daughter] – Hayley Firth
Mrs Alice Ford [Frank Ford’s wife] – Natasha Price
Mrs Margaret Page [George Page’s wife] – Sue Rawson
Peter Simple [a wandering Troubadour & servant to Slender] – Jo Wesling
The Host of the Garter [the landlord of the Garter Inn] – John Wilford
Robin [Falstaff’s page] – Greg Clement
Mrs Quickly [Dr Caius’s housekeeper] – Marguerite Moss
Doctor Caius [a French physician and local GP] – Paul Dunstan
Jack Rugby [Caius’s servant] – Gavin Smith
Fenton [Anne Page’s suitor] – Tom Doyle
Mr Frank Ford [a local businessman] – Chris Rawson
John [Ford’s servant] – Neil Tattersall
Robert [Ford’s servant] – James Reilly