Shakespeare Performance Coming to Plymouth Meeting

will be one of over 150 movie theaters across the country to show the London Globe Theatre’s production of The Merry Wives of Windsor on Monday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m.

According to a release, the stage-to-cinema presentation is part of NCM Fathom, Globe Theatre and Arts Alliance Media’s "Shakespeare’s Globe London Cinema Series," an exclusive four-part, in-theater series of classic of Shakespeare titles in U.S. movie theaters nationwide this summer and fall.

The original performance of the play took place in 2010 at the Globe Theatre in London. Each showing of the play will include a special 20-minute behind the scenes feature, providing insights into the working of the Globe today and a study of each production. Featuring interviews with the actors and creative team involved, these extra features bring the world of Shakespeare’s Globe and the plays in the series to life for audiences, the release states.

The Merry Wives of Windsor was first published in 1602. Directed by Christopher Luscombe, the play stars Christopher Benjamin as Sir John Falstaff, Serena Evans as Meg Page and Sarah Woodward as Alice Ford.

Plymouth Meeting 12 is one of 11 Philadelphia-area movie theaters showing the play, including theaters in Philadelphia and Bucks counties.

Tickets for Shakespeare’s Globe London Cinema Series are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.