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The Merry Wives of Windsor - is Shakespeare funny?

The Merry Wives of Windsor - is Shakespeare funny?

Update: 2018-08-15
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Ben Lawrence talks to director Fiona Laird and Professor Helen Barr of Oxford University about the problems of producing Shakespearean comedy for a 21st-century audience.

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The Merry Wives of Windsor - is Shakespeare funny?

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