The Merry Wives of Windsor review

“All display, no drama”

ReviewsJul 24, 2023by David BenedictArcola, London

Scene from The Merry Wives of Windsor at Arcola Theatre, London. Photo: Talitha Khachik

Gender-fluid production by Norway’s Queer Voices company, directed by Kristin Lundemo Overøye and Lars Harald Maagerø, feels overly effortful

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David Benedict has been a daily columnist and theatre editor on the Independent and arts editor of the Observer. He is chief London critic of Variety, a regular guest on the BBC, and is currently writing the authorised biography of Stephen Sondheim. Read David's columns for The Stage every Wednesday.

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