Much Ado about Falstaff

A riotous night of laughter and mischief with Shakespeare’s biggest rogue – Falstaff!

Sir John Falstaff – a rogue, a philanderer and a glutton – takes centre stage in Simon Downing’s hilarious new play. In this new comedy we find Falstaff, played by Giles Shenton (Old Herbaceous & Three Men in a Boat), in his bedroom in the Boar’s Head being nursed by Mistress Quickly, played by Georgie Taylor.

This is an evening packed with riotous laughter, quick-witted banter, and more Shakespearean insults than you can shake a tankard at! Audiences can expect a warm, joyous and unashamedly fun theatrical experience that will leave them grinning from ear to ear.

This show is intimate, engaging and irresistibly entertaining – a surefire hit with audiences who love comedy, classic theatre and larger-than-life characters. The creditors arrive demanding payment. Will Falstaff resort to marrying Mistress Quickly in order to pay off his debts? Will he turn teetotal? Will he mellow in his old age? Find out the answers to all these important questions that Shakespeare never bothered to answer and join Falstaff for an evening of jollity, frivolity, a definite lack of co-equality and more Shakespearean insults than ever previously heard on a theatrical stage!

“Giles Shenton effortlessly embodies all that audiences have come to know and love of Sir John Falstaff. He commands the stage with epic, rousing speech peppered with asides that win the audience within the opening moments. 

Much Ado About Falstaff is an evening of silliness that revels in its humour and wit, be it bardic wordplay or fart jokes. “More Shakespearean insults than ever previously heard on a theatrical stage” is undoubtedly correct and these often find themselves met with the sharp clap of a slapstick.

This latest show is a lot of good, unclean fun and embodies the spirit of the Fat Knight himself. To be enjoyed by Shakespeare lovers and haters alike it is more than worthy of its place in the canon.”  –  The Brighton Source

This is a Live&Local professional touring production.

Tickets now at the Foxlowe and online.