Synopsis
Shakespeare's witty and fast-moving comic battle of the sexes is given a fresh airing in puppet animation. Headstrong Kate and domineering Petruchio seem an unlikely pairing, just one aspect of a play about change and the magical transformations that theatre can produce.
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Similar plays, poems and sonnets
The Taming of the Shrew
Adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy about a feisty, headstrong woman who is eventually tamed by her new husband. Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
Shakespeare In Perspective | The Taming of the Shrew
Penelope Mortimer, author of bestselling novel 'The Pumpkin Eater' offers her personal view of the 'wittie and pleasant comedy' The Taming of the Shrew which celebrates the war between the sexes.