Soap opera based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare
Stage version: Victor Ioan Frunză, Marian Popescu and Victoria Balint, after:  The Merry Wives of Windsor (translation: Vlaicu Bârna), The Merry Wives of Windsor (translation: Dragoş Protopopescu), The Merry Wives of Windsor (translation: Marian Popescu) and fragments from Henry IV (part I: translation: Dan Duţescu)

Artistic director: Victor Ioan Frunză
Decor, costumes and props: Adriana Grand
Music: Tibor Cári
Set design assistant: Oana Cernea
Actors training: Daniel Vulcu
In the decoration, graphics by Adriana Grand, photographed and post-processed by Richard Balint
Video images: Petru Selegian
Stage effects: Richard Balint and Victor Ioan Frunză
Stained glass windows: Adriana Grand and Oana Cernea
Premiere date: 19.11.2005

The show is a compilation of several versions of the play, including fragments from "Henry IV" and brings the action and lively humor of the Shakespearean text to a contemporary setting. The music is performed by a live, rock orchestra on stage, with songs composed by Tibor Cári, in various styles, from rock to hip-hop. The show also has a special image, created by and inspired by street culture, with light shows, pyrotechnic effects and a specific dynamism, ensured by the presence of almost fifty people on stage. The play demonstrates that, as David Thacker states, regardless of the era, "the actors are there (on stage) to show the world what the times they live in really look like." In 2006, the show "The Merry Wives of Windsor" received two nominations for the Uniter awards: Victor Ioan Frunză for direction and Richard Balint for "Best Supporting Role".

Distribution:

John Falstaff:  Daniel Vulcu
Shallow, judge:  Ion Abrudan
Slender, Shallow's nephew:  Pavel Sirghi
Ford, businessman:  Ovidiu Mihaita
George Page, a gentleman from Windsor:  Petre Ghimbasan
Doctor Caius, French physician:  Richard Balint
Hugh Evans, Welsh priest:  Alexander Rusu
Mrs. Page:  Suzana Macovei
Anne Page, her daughter:  Anca Sigmirean
Mrs. Ford:  Elvira Platon Rîmbu
Mrs. Quickly:  Ioana Dragos Gajdo
Pistol, disciple of Falstaff:  John Codrea
Nym, disciple of Falstaff:  Andrian Locovei
Robin, disciple of Falstaff:  Ciprian Ciuciu
Max, bartender at Gartiera:  George Voinese
Simple, Slender's employee:  Ion Ruscut
Rugby, Caius' employee:  Tiberiu Covaci
In other roles:  Corina Cernea, Angela Tanko, Adela Lazar, Mihaela Gherdan, Mirela Jurca, Sebastian Lupu, Nicolae Maghiar
Orchestra: Tibor Cári (piano), Szabó István (percussion), Kovács István (double bass), Bodó Tibor (trumpet), Richard Balint (guitar), Kelemen Júlia (soprano)
The musical score is performed live (orchestra and voices)

Technical director: Florin Popescu
Prompter: Florence Szabo
Lights: Sorin Precup, Sandor Attila Nagy, Laviniu Gorun, Attila Moszorják
Sound: Sorin Domide, Adrian Gherdan