Bard on the Beach: The Taming of the Shrew July 21, 2007

Shrew is one of Shakespeare’s most delightfully boisterous romantic comedies. Petruchio, who is determined “to wive it wealthily in Padua,” cleverly obtains the hand of feisty Kate who has previously refused to marry. He then sets out to tame his new bride. While Kate and Petruchio engage in a lively battle of wits, a trio of suitors employs disguises and ingenious strategies as they vie for Kate’s beautiful sister, Bianca. Director Miles Potter places this merry battle of the sexes in the unruly American Wild West, adopting the style of the spaghetti western.

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