Fairfield Halls, Croydon: Aside from the glorious and occasionally bawdy humour of this, one of Shakespeare's most accessible comedies, the play is original in that its characters are drawn from the burgeoning middle classes of Shakespeare's day. The Merry Wives of Windsor is an ode to comfortable living in suburban London and the presence of Sir John Falstaff, already a well-established character in theatr…
SOURCE: The Stage at 07:50AM on September 23, 2013