Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. But the ‘Merry Wives’ quickly cotton on to his tricks and decide to have a bit of fun of their own at Falstaff’s expense… Join us for this riot of fun and frolics in merry England – this is the only play of Shakespeare’s comedies that’s set in his country of birth. 

​Tradition has it that The Merry Wives of Windsor was written at the request of Queen Elizabeth I. After watching Henry IV Part I in which Falstaff appears. She liked the character so much that she asked Shakespeare to write a play showing him in love…

​This is an open-air production – bring your own chair or blanket to sit on. 

Venue: Cromford Mills
Time: 7pm
Cost: Tickets £15
Booking: With Chatsworth Players