Falstaff's Wedding (1760 Version)
William Kenrick
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Falstaff's Wedding (1760 and 1766) is a play by William Kenrick. It is a sequel to Shakespeare's plays Henry IV, Part 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Most of the characters are carried over from the two Shakespeare plays.
There are two distinct versions of the play. The first, recorded here, was published in 1760, and is a serious play with a plot to kill Henry V of England. This play was not well received when presented in 1766, and so a completely revised version was prepared and staged later in 1766 that drops the serious parts and expands the comic elements into a farce.
- Summary by ToddHW
Cast list:
King Henry the Fifth: Adrian Stephens
Duke of Gloucester, Brother to the King: Alan Mapstone
Duke of York, Uncle to the King: LuMiness
Duke of Exeter, Uncle to the King: Paul Guerra
Archbishop of Canterbury: Larry Wilson
The Pope's Legate: PaulW
Lord Scroop of Masham: ToddHW
The Earl of Cambridge: Chris Pyle
Sir Thomas Grey: redrun
Sir John Falstaff: Greg Giordano
Justice Shallow: Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi
Master Slender: Elijah Fisher
Pleadwell, a Lawyer: Stacey Malcolm
Apothecary: Inkell
Father Paul, a Friar: Beeswaxcandle
Father Lawrence, a Friar: David Purdy
Bardolph: Alan Mapstone
Pistol: Paul Guerra
Peto: David Purdy
Francis: Norah Nelson
Dame Ursula: Agnes Robert Behr
Eleanor Poins, Quondam Mistress to the King: TJ Burns
Hostess Quickley: WendyKatzHiller
Dol Tearsheet: Jenn Broda
Bridget: Nicole Wright
Officer of The King's Household: redrun
Page: Norah Nelson
Stage Directions: Sonia
Editing: ToddHW
(3 hr 23 min)