A large ensemble erupts through red and pink haze with raised arms, vivid costumes and crouched figures in the foreground.

The Mack, Mountview, 120 Peckham Hill Street, London SE15 5JT2024

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Production

Mountview’s Acting students presented Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor at The Mack in May 2024. The production gave the comedy a freewheeling, deeply silly 1970s spin.

44 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Steve Grihault
Movement Director: Dominic Burdess
Lighting Design: Jasper Anderson
Set & Costume Design: Rhyannon Richardson
Sound Design: Sonum Batra
Commissioned by: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Photography: Steve Gregson

A horned, caped performer stands on a pedestal in a tight spotlight surrounded by black space.

In blue low light, a performer at a wooden bar is pulled by the leg while glasses and bottles sit on the counter.

A smiling performer lies on a bright floral bench with one leg raised against a black stage surround.

A performer looks down from an upper window while another figure stands below, emphasizing the height of the stage set.

A group crouches and crawls toward the front of the stage under intense pink and blue lighting.

A leopard-print-clad performer sits alone at a bar counter, hand to mouth, with beer taps beside them.

A green-dressed performer points a cord toward a white-shirted performer who twists away beside a wooden door.

Two small figures perform in a wide purple-blue stage picture with a house facade and couch set back in the space.

A leopard-print-clad performer leans closely toward a seated performer in a red outfit at a small table under blue and purple light.

A horned performer in a fur cape stands between two witch-like figures in pointed hats under dramatic light.

A performer in a green suit sits alone among orange chairs against a black background, one hand raised anxiously.

A colourful ensemble fills the stage with raised arms and energetic poses in vivid blue and magenta light.

A solitary performer in a plaid suit sits at a bar between beer taps, lit against a dark background.

A performer in a white shirt recoils with raised hands as a green-dressed performer gestures with an outstretched cord.

A bearded performer is framed low in a small dark window, one hand pressed to his forehead.

Two performers share a microphone under blue light, one singing close to the other.

A roller-skating performer reaches down to another performer lying on the floor in front of the house set.

A green-lit cloaked figure is seen from behind facing a blue-hazed ensemble across the stage.

A performer with a microphone stands beside shutters while another performer watches open-mouthed through the slats.

A performer in black leather stands with arms open and face lifted in a warmly lit room setting.

A performer in pink stands behind an orange sofa where another performer lies stretched out.

A performer stands in dark red light beside a crouched horned figure on a largely empty stage.

A roller-skating performer in a blue hat and yellow shirt stands hands on hips while others linger behind.

A performer in purple stands beside a skeleton under saturated blue light, both isolated against darkness.

A performer with a suitcase stands centre stage while another appears in a doorway at the side.

A pink-clad performer holds a microphone toward a bowler-hatted performer in a comic close stage exchange.

A costumed ensemble clusters across a blue-lit stage with crouched and seated figures in the foreground.

A young performer lies at a desk while white-tighted legs kick up behind them against a warm wooden backdrop.

A trench-coated performer sits in warm light holding a hat, with a pub sign dimly visible behind.

A fantastical ensemble advances through blue and magenta haze, filling the stage with colour and costume.

A performer in rainbow socks carries a bespectacled performer in blue shorts against a bright interior stage set.

Two performers in bowler hats and false moustaches grin in dark costumes against a black background.

A bearded performer leans from a small upper window with open shutters, surrounded by darkness.

A performer in a plaid robe shouts energetically while a green-clad performer watches near a table.

A performer in pink appeals with both hands raised while blurred figures stand behind on the bright interior set.

Two performers kiss amid a surrounding crowd of colourful costumed figures under focused stage light.

A lab-coated performer with yellow gloves throws both arms up in a brightly lit comic close-up.

A performer kneels in a pool of light at centre stage, framed by house-front set pieces and surrounding darkness.

A performer in a green suit gestures urgently in front of a window as two seated performers watch behind.

A dense group of costumed performers surrounds a horned central figure, with hands reaching and faces animated.

A seated performer reads at a desk while a younger performer in a tan jacket stands behind in a darker doorway.

Two performers hold pumpkin buckets in near darkness, their faces lit by a narrow theatrical glow.

An ensemble stands in a line across the stage beneath vertical plumes of haze and bright theatrical light.

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