In this episode, Ben Lawrence heads to Stratford-upon-Avon to catch up with director Fiona Laird and actresses Rebecca Lacey and Beth Cordingly for a radical new production, inspired by The Only Way Is Essex, of Shakespeare's knockabout farce.

Much Ado About Shakespeare

Behind the scenes of The Merry Wives of Windsor | Much Ado About Shakespeare episode 9

A series of podcasts in which we'll go behind the scenes of brand new productions from the RSC and discuss the themes behind the plays of the world's greatest ever writer.