Great Performances

Great Performances: Merry Wives

Experience Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park set in South Harlem telling the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a celebration of Black joy, laughter and vitality.

Great Performances: Merry Wives

1h 49m

Experience Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park set in South Harlem telling the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a celebration of Black joy, laughter and vitality.

Previews + Extras

  • Falstaff's Plan and Pistol's Revenge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Falstaff's Plan and Pistol's Revenge

    S49 E28 - 3m 1s

    Falstaff (Jacob Ming-Trent) tells Pistol (Joshua Echebiri) about his plan to woo Madam Ford and Madam Page by sending them identical love letters. Pistol, feeling long overlooked by Falstaff, sees his opportunity to enact his revenge.

  • The Merry Wives' Revenge on Falstaff: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Merry Wives' Revenge on Falstaff

    S49 E28 - 4m 8s

    Madame Ford (Susan Kelechi Watson) and Madam Page (Pascale Armand) trick Falstaff (Jacob Ming-Trent) into thinking that he is about to be discovered by Mr. Ford. Meanwhile, Mr. Ford, thinking his wife has been unfaithful, arrives with his friends to try and catch her in the act.

  • Great Performances: Merry Wives Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Great Performances: Merry Wives Preview

    S49 E28 - 30s

    Experience Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. Set in South Harlem, the play tells the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a celebration of Black joy, laughter and vitality.

  • Merry Wives Receive Falstaff's Letters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Merry Wives Receive Falstaff's Letters

    S49 E28 - 2m 36s

    Madame Ford (Susan Kelechi Watson) and Madam Page (Pascale Armand) realize that Falstaff has sent them the same love letter and decide to enact their revenge.

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