About This Show

Set in South Harlem, amidst a vibrant and eclectic community of West African immigrants, Merry Wives is a New York story about tricks of the heart, performed in the heart of the City—Central Park’s magical Delacorte Theater. A raucous spinoff featuring the Bard’s most beloved comic characters, this hilarious farce tells the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a new celebration of Black joy, laughter, and vitality.

Show Details

Running Time: 1hr 30min (0 intermissions)
Dates: Opening Night: July 6, 2021 Final Performance: September 18, 2021

Theatermania Review

| | August 10, 2021
Jocelyn Bioh creates a Harlem-based adaptation of Shakespeare’s ”Merry Wives of Windsor”.

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