New Swan Shakespeare Festival at UC Irvine: The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove

digital artwork with octopus for The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove showing at New Swan Theater

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4242 Campus Drive
Irvine CA, 92612

If you enjoy a laughing riot, you’ll love “The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove”, New Swan’s musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s popular comedy. Set in a rockin’ 1950s Southern California surf town, this production features romantic mischief, laugh-out-loud antics, and a toe-tapping live skiffle band. Adapted by Anna Fitzgerald and Eli Simon, with music by Zachary Dietz and direction by Eli Simon, this show is a sidesplitting twist on a Shakespearean classic.