The Merry Wives of Windsor [electronic resource]/ William Shakespeare.

London : Globe on Screen, 2013.

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.

1 online resource (1 video file)

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The lecherous old Falstaff schemes to seduce two wives in order to access their husbands' money. They discover his motives easily and devise a series of elaborate jokes to humiliate him. Meanwhile, a wealthy daughter plots against her parents to wed the suitor of her choosing. An exuberant, African take on Shakespeare's comedy of failed courtship, Bitter Pill bring their version of The Merry Wives of Windsor from Nairobi to London. Full of laughter and fun, this production, celebrating the wit and independence of urban African women, first played at the Harare International Festival of Arts in Zimbabwe, before travelling north to engage with the sun soaked joys of the Swahili language. .

Swahili (Original Language), English (Subtitles).

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Cast - Joshua Ogutu (Master Page, Corporal Nym, Mistress Quickly); James Gathitu (Master Ford, Justice Shallow); Neville Sanganyi (Master Abraham Slender, Dr. Caius, Fenton); Lydiah Gitachu (John Rugby, Mistress Ford); Sharon Nanjosi (Sir Hugh Evans, Anne Page, Corporal Pistol, Robert); Mrisho Mpoto (Falstaff); Chichi Seii (Mistress Page, Hostess of the Windsor Hotel); Eric Wanyama (Bardolph, Peter Simple, John) .

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