venue

Railway Institute

Dates

12th - 17th February 1951

Directors

A. G. Revill & E. D. Marsden

Despite often being considered by critics to be one of Shakespeare's weakest plays 'The Merry Wives Of Windsor' has always been a popular comedy audiences. Its timeless blend of bawdy farce and class rivalry and the return of the popular character Sir John Falstaff, albeit in a noticeably different form to his appearances in 'Henry IV' parts 1 and 2, have always amused theatregoers and the play has been regularly performed since the Elizabethan era.

As such it's no surprise that the play had already been produced by the British Empire Shakespeare Society (Derby Branch), as we were then known, three times before this 1951 show.

We hope to be able to add more information and photographs from this production soon.