Merriweather's Shakespeare
Nicodemus Merriweather (born Nick Meadows in 1571 in St Martin-in-the- Fields)
ran away to join the theatre on his fifteenth birthday. Thrust into the breech
by William Shakespeare himself, Merriweather's inglorious debut on the
London stage heralded a career of playing sidekicks, foils, straight men and
stooges to all the truly great actors of the age. Merriweather's
perspective is unique, his memory remarkable, and his honesty unflinching. His
tenure with the Lord Chamberlain's - later the King's - Men took him
through turbulent times - the Essex Rebellion, the Gunpowder Plot, a change of
royal dynasty, the execution of Roderigo Lopez, his own interrogation in the
Clink, and the Plague. During the course of the play, Merriweather portrays
forty or more characters, some real people, others Will's own creations in
their finest speeches. Hilariously funny, hair raising, bloody and poignantly
sad, 'Merriweather'is a great night out for lovers of the Bard and
newcomers to Shakespeare alike.
This is a one-man show and Merriweather carries all his theatre, costumes and props on his back.
Friday 26 June - St Mary's Church 7.30 - 9.30pm £6.00