Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the full cast for its upcoming production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes.
The raucous comedy will run from 4 July to 20 September 2025 in the iconic open-air Globe Theatre.
The cast includes George Fouracres as Falstaff, Katherine Pearce as Mistress Ford, and Emma Pallant as Mistress Page. They are joined by Jolyon Coy as Ford, Samuel Creasey as Hugh Evans, and Danielle Phillips as Anne Page, among a vibrant ensemble of performers.
Sean Holmes said:
“I’m really excited to start working on our production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. We have a brilliant comedic cast and a super creative team, who are all ready to rediscover and find the freshness in one of Shakespeare’s most raucous comedies.”
The creative team features Grace Smart as designer, Frew as composer, and Poppy Clifford as assistant director. Fight and intimacy direction is by Bethan Clarke, with movement direction by Tamsin Hurtado Clarke.
The production also includes Si Trinder as text consultant and Gary Horner as voice coach. Casting was led by Becky Paris CDG, Head of Casting at Shakespeare’s Globe.
The Merry Wives of Windsor promises a lively exploration of Elizabethan mischief and middle-class mayhem, with performances including relaxed, captioned, BSL, and audio described options.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
