Middlesbrough Little Theatre (MLT)

14/10/2026

Time to meet our Merry Wives! Mistress Ford and Mistress Page are best friends and horrified at Falstaff sending them identical love letters. Intelligent and witty, they find many ways to get their revenge!
Mistress Ford is played by Bex Robertson and this is her fifth play since joining us. She most recently appeared in Five Characters in Search of a Good Night’s Sleep.
Mistress Page is played by Yvonne Cotton who has performed many times with us, acting, directing, backstage and helping run the company. She last appeared in The Laramie Project.
The Merry Wives of Windsor is on at Middlesbrough Theatre 21-24 October: https://boxoffice.middlesbrough.gov.uk/event/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/

13/10/2026

Meet Master Ford and Master Page. They are friends but couldn’t be more different. Ford is very untrusting of his wife and gets himself in all sorts of scrapes with his jealousy. Page is much more laid back, except for his dislike of Fenton, who loves his daughter. Page wants to marry her off to the very idiotic Slender.
Ford is played by Kelvin Witherspoon-Sudron who has performed many times with MLT, most recently in Sweet Science of Bruising.
Page is played by David Jones. This is his second time performing with MLT, but he has also directed twice as well.
The Merry Wives of Windsor is on at Middlesbrough Theatre 21-24 October:
https://boxoffice.middlesbrough.gov.uk/event/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/

12/10/2026

Meet Parson Hugh Evans and Doctor Caius. This hilarious pair love and hate each other! Hugh Evans is the Welsh priest with a mischievous side when it comes to revenge on Falstaff. He’s played by Simon Stevenson. Simon’s has performed a number of times with us, having last appeared in A Bunch of Amateurs.
Doctor Caius is the physician with the most outrageous French accent! We’re not sure why, but he is Mistress Page’s choice to marry her daughter, Ann. He is played by Iain Kilcar and this is is also his third play with us, having last appeared in Five Characters in Search of a Good Night’s Sleep.
The Merry Wives of Windsor at Middlesbrough Theatre from 21-24 October:

https://boxoffice.middlesbrough.gov.uk/event/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/

11/10/2026

Want to know more about our The Merry Wives of Windsor? Tune in to CVFM tonight at 6 to hear our Director, Matt Blanks talk all things Shakespeare:

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11/10/2026

Meet Ann Page and Fenton. Ann’s parents want her to marry rich idiots, but she is in love with pop star Fenton. Will the path of true love run smooth for them?
Ann is played by Holly Newman. This is Holly’s 4th play with MLT, most recently in The Cold Buffet.
Fenton is played by Michael Watson. Michael has performed many times with us, most recently in The Sweet Science of Bruising.
The Merry Wives of Windsor on at Middlesbrough Theatre 21-24 October:

https://boxoffice.middlesbrough.gov.uk/event/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/

10/10/2026

Meet Masters Shallow and Slender. Shallow is uncle to Slender, a bit of a grumpy old man trying to get his nephew to appear a desirable match for Anne Page. However, Slender is an idiot with no wooing skills at all! Shallow is played by Mike Crooks, last seen on stage in The Railway Children, but more often directing plays and involved with all aspects of running MLT.
Slender is played by Jack Kenyon and this is his first play with us, though he has lots of acting experience, particularly in comedy roles.
The Merry Wives of Windsor is in at Middlesbrough Theatre 21-24. October:

https://boxoffice.middlesbrough.gov.uk/event/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/

09/10/2026

Our Youth Theatre section will be performing We will Rock you. Please give it your support.
Date and ticket prices, please see poster.

Tickets are on sale at Middlesbrough Theatre for our November production of WWRY 🎸

09/10/2026

Meet our Hostess of the Garter and Mistress Quickly! Falstaff lodges at the Garter so our hostess gets involved with his plans. She’s played by Sara Ramrekha. Sara has appeared many times with MLT, most recently in Deckchairs as well as acting and directing with other groups in the area.
Mistress Quickly is servant to Doctor Caius, but plots and schemes with most of Windsor! She’s played by Jess Gelders who has appeared in many MLT productions, again most recently in Deckchairs.
The Merry Wives of Windsor is on 21-24 October at Middlesbrough Theatre: https://boxoffice.middlesbrough.gov.uk/event/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/

07/10/2026

Meet Falstaff’s heavies, Nym and Pistol, played by Mark Chen and Emma Allan. They’re generally up to no good, terrorising the good inhabitants of Windsor. This is Mark’s second play with us, having appeared way back in 2013 in The Winter’s Tale. This is also Emma’s second play with us, appearing last year in Deckchairs.
The Merry Wives of Windsor, on at Middlesbrough Theatre from 21-24 October: https://boxoffice.middlesbrough.gov.uk/event/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/