The (Real) Merry Wives of Windsor (Gardens)

Margaret and Alice are wealthy, independent women. An unscrupulous noble, Falstaff, tries to seduce them both to get his hands on their money. The wives are smarter than him, and instead he’s humiliated. Their husbands think they know better too, but don’t. Anne’s parents try to arrange her marriage to two different men, but she outsmarts everyone and marries who she wants.

The vision is to present the Shakespeare comedy using the language from the 1623 First Folio but resetting its time and place from a bustling 16th century English town to a 21st century suburb of Adelaide, Australia, and leaning into reality television from the Real Housewives franchise.

It is vital to ensure the comedy and farce are strong, but with an underbelly of more challenging themes. This is a play to challenge preconceptions of gender, culture, class, and influence – though it’s always to entertain.

Any questions about the play, please e-mail the director at realmerrywives@duckandgoat.com

Location

Little Theatre
Adelaide University, The Cloisters, Adelaide SA 5005

Contact Details

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