TAMING OF THE SHREW is one of Shakespeare's most enduring problematic plays; as Katherine is married off to a stranger by her father, and then subsequently "tamed" by Petruchio through gaslighting and ...

Of all Shakespeare’s major works, few seem as horrid today as “The Taming of the Shrew.” How are theater artists supposed to make a screwball romantic comedy about a new husband who breaks the spirit ...

Last night may have been one of the most English evenings I’ve had since moving to London several years ago. Sitting in a private garden near Hyde Park, sipping on wine and watching as a theatre ...

Austyn Williamson, left, and Rory Hammond, right, star as Lucentio and Bianca, respectively, in “The Taming of the Shrew.” In order to woo the fair Bianca, Lucentio poses as a tutor. Jamal James stars ...

GARRISON, N.Y. — When last we dropped in on Kate, Petruchio, Bianca and the gang, they were contestants in some kind of surreal beauty pageant, riding around on bikes and making no sense. That’s what ...

What is it about William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” that attracts progressive, feminist directors who hope to tame its inherently violent sexism and then spend their entire show fighting ...

The Taming of the Shrew is a classic Shakespeare comedy and one of the playwright's most popular works. It's based on the war between the sexes, and the plot pits an opportunistic, 16th-century lord ...

What makes less sense is her simultaneous playing up of the script’s pantomime aspects, so that the stage is filled with everything from a giant teddy bear to a costume that makes Petruchio look like ...

LENOX – Shakespeare & Company’s production of “The Taming of the Shrew” begins with the opening moments of Samuel Beckett's “Waiting For Godot.” Yes, you read that correctly. Those opening moments — ...