The Merry Wives of Windsor 

The rogue knight Falstaff is in love…with two women! Or is he? Is he just, once again, looking out for the main chance, on the make, tricking and conning his way to someone else’s wealth and property? Shakespeare’s only comedy set in England, this clever and funny play is one of his cleverest, with elements of farce, intrigue, revenge, fairy magic and a hint of tragic sentimentalism mixed in. The characters are amongst the best-drawn in the canon -  Falstaff’s lazy rapscallion followers Bardolph, Nym and Pistol; the two husbands, jealous and suspicious Frank Ford contrasting with faithful and trusting George Page; the faded gentry of Shallow and Slender; the mischievous Host of the Garter Inn; the thwarted young lovers Anne and Fenton; gentle Mistress Quickly, who wants to help everyone; the cartoonish Welsh priest Evans and outlandish Frenchman Dr Caius, each mangling the English language in their own unique way; the Merry Wives, Alice and Meg, sister tricksters in mind and soul; and Sir John Falstaff, the con-man conned, the hunter turned prey, his come-uppance all the sweeter for his knavish arrogance.  

Tickets are now on sale for our outdoor touring production of The Merry Wives of Windsor in the following venues

Jack's Acre, Cheriton Fitzpaine Saturday 26 June  4pm

Millennium Green, Sandford Sunday 27June  3pm

Newcombe's Meadow, Crediton Friday 2 July  7pm

Newcombe's Meadow, Crediton Saturday 3 July 4pm

Newcombe's Meadow, Crediton Sunday 4 July 2.30pm

Newton St Cyres Arboretum Saturday 10 July 3pm

Colebrooke Church Sunday 11 July 3pm

Tickets available from

£5 per head. Children under 12 free. Bring picnic blankets and folding chairs

Supported by SCOPS Art Trust, Norman Family Trust, Petrina Brealey and Crediton Town Council