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RSC Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor (12A)

A still from RSC's The Merry Wives of Windsor

Down on his luck in the suburbs, John Falstaff plans to hustle his way to a comfortable retirement by seducing the wives of two wealthy men. 

Unknown to him, it’s the women of Windsor who really pull the strings, orchestrating Falstaff’s comeuppance amidst a theatrical smorgasbord of petty rivalries, jealousies and over-inflated egos. 

For a fat Englishman, a Welshman and a Frenchman, the only way is Windsor…

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