The Merry Wives of Windsor - Abridged

William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.

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Dinsdale Landen (1932–2003) was a British actor well known for his television and stage appearances. He was featured as a voice actor in many BBC radio dramas.

Clive Swift is known the world over for his comic work in the television show Keeping Up Appearances. His career has been based, however, on extensive theatrical work with the RSC and other leading British companies, and in films such as A Passage to India. He is the founder of The Actor’s Centre in London.

Philip Jackson is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Chief Inspector Japp, the Scotland Yard police officer, in the British series Agatha Christie’s Poirot. He has appeared in many other television shows and films, and his stage work includes Pozzo in Waiting for Godot and Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman. He is married to actress Sally Baxter, with whom he has two children.