Falstaff's Wedding (1766 Version)

Falstaff's Wedding (1760 and 1766) is a play by William Kenrick. It is a sequel to Shakespeare's plays Henry IV, Part 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Most of the characters are carried over from the two Shakespeare plays.

There are two distinct versions of the play. The first (already recorded by Librivox) was published in 1760, and is a serious play with Falstaff being drawn into a plot to kill Henry V of England. This version was not well received when presented in early 1766, and so a completely revised version, recorded here, was prepared and staged later in 1766 that drops the serious parts and expands the comic elements into a farce. - Summary by ToddHW

Cast list:

Sir John Falstaff: Jon Hunter

Justice Shallow: Adrian Stephens

Master Slender: João Senna

Mr. Pleadwell, a Lawyer: Winnifred Assmann

Dr. Caius: Inkell

Friar: Larry Wilson

Ancient Pistol: Alan Mapstone

Bardolph: Sonali Ekka

Corporal Nym: Beeswaxcandle

Gadshill: David Purdy

Officer: Inkell

Francis: Stacey Malcolm

Jack Rugby: David Purdy

Mercury: ToddHW

Dame Ursula, afterwards Lady Falstaff: valroth

Bridget, her Chambermaid: ShrimpPhish

Mrs. Quickley: Winnifred Assmann

Dol Tearsheet: Jenn Broda

Stage Directions: Agnes Robert Behr

Editing: ToddHW