William Shakespeare

RSC: The Taming of the Shrew

RSC: Укрощение строптивого

Gender-swapped roles turn this courtship power game into a strange puzzle – although the trick plays dividends with its gleeful subplots. Directed for RSC by Justin Audibert.

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Actors

Katherine

Joseph Arkley

Petruchia

Claire Price

Bianco

James Cooney

Lucentia

Emily Johnstone

Gremia

Sophie Stanton

Baptista

Amanda Harris

Grumio

Richard Clews

Crew

Director

Justin Audibert

Designer

Stephen Brimson Lewis

Costume Designer

Hannah Clark

Lighting

Matt Peel

Music

Ruth Chan

Special project

Royal Shakespeare Company

Introducing the Royal Shakespeare Company repertoire, the legendary theatre company from Stratford-upon-Avon, in our online cinema TheatreHD/Play. Stars of British theatre and cinema in William Shakespeare’s plays: David Tennant, Anthony Sher, Simon Russell Beale, Lucian Msamati, Christopher Eccleston, Paapa Essiedu, Kathryn Hunter and other artists loved by the audience. Shakespeare's great comedies and tragedies - King Lear, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Coriolanus, Othello, Richard II and others - come to life on the stage of the renowned theatre. Our RSC catalogue is available to watch online. →

Language

English

Runtime

3 hours 12 minutes with one intermission

Act 1

94 min

Intermission

22 min

Act 2

76 min

2019

16+

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