18:00, Thu 18th – Fri 19th June 2026 at East Lodge Garden, Downing College
15:30, Sat 20th June 2026 at East Lodge Garden, Downing College
Easter Week 7
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jealousy, body shaming, and harassment
Join Downing College's annual May Week show for the hilarious "Merry Wives of Windsor". The ever loved Shakespeare character, Falstaff, devises a plan to fix his financial problems by seducing the wives of wealthy merchants, Page and Ford. When the wives find out they have identical letters they, in turn, devise a plan to seek revenge on him. He ends up in a river, dressed as a woman, beaten by fairy children and a series of other comedic events.