The Merry Wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Drama

Classical Shakespearean comedy about the philandering knight Falstaff

The new SND building, Drama hall

Schedule of performances

Saturday 12. 10. 2024
16:00 h 19:00 h
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Thursday 21. 11. 2024
19:00 h 22:00 h
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Thursday 12. 12. 2024
19:00 h 22:00 h
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Wednesday 22. 1. 2025
19:00 h 22:00 h
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Thursday 23. 1. 2025
19:00 h 22:00 h
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Shakespeare is said to have wri t ten this comedy at the direct request of Queen Elisabeth, who wished to see the stout knight Falstaff, a minor character from Henry IV and Henry V, cast in the comical role of a befooled Don Juan.In a comedy that weaves together several storylines, Sir John Falstaff rose from being minor to main character. This is cer tainly no ordinary career in the history of theatre. The lovable adventurer and tavern idler, who has lost favour with the King, comes up with an incredible plan – to cour t two honest townswomen of Windsor, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, at the same time, in order to seize the money of their fairly wealthy husbands. Besides overestimating his looks and underestimating his age, the vain Falstaff faces another slight problem – his plans are quickly discovered by both women, and even their husbands. The ladies want rightly to take revenge on Falstaff, and so – for appearance’s sake – both accept his offer. The womanising Falstaff falls into their trap over and over again, but in the last moment manages to escape the clutches of the jealous husband, who always only makes a fool of himself.

Running time: 3 hrs with one interval

Première October 28, 2017, at the historical building of the Slovak National Theatre
 
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Production Team

Translation Ľubomír Feldek
Stage Director Peter Mikulík
Dramaturgy Peter Kováč
Stage Design Jozef Ciller
Costumes Design Peter Čanecký
Choreography Assistance Stanislava Vlk Vlčeková

Cast

Knight John Falstaff Branislav Bystriansky
Robin, his page Richard Labuda (Student, Academy of Performing Arts) Oliver Hlasný (as a guest)
Bardolf Michal Noga (as a guest)
Nym Adam Jančina (as a guest) Krištof Tobiáš (as a guest)
Pistol Kristián Baran (as a guest) Marek Lupták (as a guest)
George Page, townsman Ján Gallovič
William, their son Samuel Kennedy (as a guest) Juraj Horský (as a guest)
Anne Page, their daughter Viktória Petrášová (as a guest)
Frank Ford, townsman Jozef Vajda
Reverend Ewans, Welsh pastor Ľuboš Kostelný
Dr. Cajus, a French physician Tomáš Maštalír
Pani Quickly Zuzana Kocúriková
John Rugby Michal Kinik (as a guest) Matej Marušin (as a guest) Adam Marenišťák (as a guest)
Hostinský Ivan Vojtek
Fenton Adam Hilek (Student, Academy of Performing Arts)
Richard Shallow František Kovár
Abraham Slender Filip Pavuk (Student, Academy of Performing Arts)
Peter Simple Matej Babej (as a guest) Tadeáš Bolo (as a guest) Lukáš Herc (as a guest)
The Strongmen Adam Jančina (as a guest) Krištof Tobiáš (as a guest) Radoslav Paulech (Student, Academy of Performing Arts) Alex Frič (Student, Academy of Performing Arts)