Cast revealed for The Merry Wives of Windsor at Shakespeare’s Globe

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast for its upcoming production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by associate artistic director Sean Holmes. The comedy is scheduled to run from July 4 to September 20 at the Globe Theatre.

The cast includes Corrina Buchan as Rugby / Cover, Jolyon Coy as Ford, Samuel Creasey as Hugh Evans, and George Fouracres as Falstaff. Christopher Logan will play Page, with Tré Medley as Simple / Cover. Marcus Olale is cast as Fenton / Nym, Emma Pallant as Mistress Page, and LJ Parkinson as Host / Pistol.

Katherine Pearce will appear as Mistress Ford, Danielle Phillips as Anne Page / Robin the Page / Bardolph, and Odhran Riddell as William Page. Sophie Russell will play Shallow / Mistress Quickly, Alexander Shaw as William Page, and Adam Wadsworth as Doctor Caius / Slender.

Holmes commented: ““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.”

The production features design by Grace Smart and music composed by Frew. Poppy Clifford is assistant director, Jacquie Davies is costume supervisor, Bethan Clarke is fight and intimacy director, Tamsin Hurtado Clarke is movement director, Si Trinder is text consultant, and Gary Horner is voice coach. Becky Paris, head of casting at Shakespeare’s Globe, handled the casting.