The Merry Wives of Windsor

Falstaff gets him come-uppance (three times) in this rather confused but at times immensely funny Shakespeare comedy – his only one about the middle classes. The story, almost certainly false, goes that Queen Elizabeth I so enjoyed the character of Falstaff that she asked to see him again in another play – in love. Shakespeare is supposed to have obliged with this delightful romp.Illyria is an intrepid band of five actors who perform Shakespeare’s plays direct from the First Folio, the most authoritative edition of Shakespeare’s plays. It’s fast, it’s polished and it’s spoken beautifully.