The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC
By William Shakespeare
This was a Royal Shakespeare Company production that opened on the main stage at Stratford on the 3rd April 1979 and played in repertoire in Stratford and at the Aldwych Theatre in London until 31st May 1980.
Comedy Performance of the Year – Ben Kingsley for the role of Frank Ford (Nomination) – 1980
Production Photographs by Donald Cooper
Stratford — Creative team
| Directors | John Caird & Trevor Nunn |
| Set & Costume Design | John Napier |
| Lighting Design | Brian Harris |
| Music | Guy Woolfenden |
Stratford — Cast
| Sir John Falstaff | John Woodvine |
| Bardolph | Norman Tyrrell |
| Pistol | John McEnery |
| Nim | Ian McNiece |
| Robin | Matthew Brace/Gordon Garrity |
| The Host of the Garter | Timothy Kightly |
| George Page | Bob Peck |
| Meg Page | Jane Downs |
| Anne Page | Kate Nicholls |
| William Page | Jonathan Kirkbride/Aaron Reese |
| Frank Ford | Ben Kingsley |
| Alice Ford | Susan Tracy |
| Robert | Terence Harvey |
| John | Nicholas Gecks |
| Justice Shallow | Paddy Godfrey |
| Abraham Slender | David Threlfall |
| Peter Simple | Timothy Spall |
| Sir Hugh Evans | David Lloyd Meredith |
| Doctor Caius | Geoffrey Hutchings |
| Mistress Quickly | Lila Kaye |
| John Rugby | Teddy Kempner |
| Fenton | Tim Brierley |
| Servants | David Creedon/Alan Gill/ Cathryn Harrison/Shirley King |
At the Aldwych — Creative team
At the Aldwych — Cast
| Sir John Falstaff | John Woodvine |
| Bardolph | Norman Tyrrell |
| Pistol | John McEnery |
| Nym | Teddy Kempner |
| Robin | Dexter Fletcher |
| The Host of the Garter | Timothy Kightly |
| George Page | Bob Peck |
| Meg Page | Jane Downs |
| Anne Page | Cathryn Harrison |
| William Page | Daniel Holender/Dicon Murray |
| Frank Ford | Ben Kingsley |
| Alice Ford | Susan Tracy |
| Robert | Terence Harvey |
| John | Mark Tandy |
| Justice Shallow | Paddy Godfrey |
| Abraham Slender | David Threlfall |
| Peter Simple | Timothy Spall |
| Sir Hugh Evans | David Lloyd Meredith |
| Doctor Caius | Geoffrey Hutchings |
| Mistress Quickly | Lila Kaye |
| John Rugby | Ian East |
| Fenton | Nicholas Gecks |
| Servants | Alan Gill, Shirley King, Stephen Rashbrook, Hilary Townley |