The ultimate battle of the sexes is turned on its head in Justin Audibert's The Taming of the Shrew as the 1590s are reimagined - with women in charge.
In this radical take on Shakespeare's fierce and energetic comedy of gender, Baptista Minola is seeking to marry off her two sons, the sweet-tempered Bianco and the rebellious Katherine. Cue an explosive courtship and a keenly witty portrayal of hierarchy and power.
The RSC's London production of The Taming of the Shrew is kindly supported by Cockayne - Grants for the Arts and the London Community Foundation.
2hrs 50mins (inc. interval)
5th November, 2019
18th January, 2020
By: William Shakespeare
Director: Justin Audibert
Cast list: Joseph Arkley, Charlotte Arrowsmith, Hannah Azuonye, Melody Brown, Richard Clews, James Cooney, Amelia Donkor, Laura Elsworthy, Amanda Harris, Emily Johnstone, Alex Jones, Alexander Mushore, Michael Patrick, Claire Price, Sophie Stanton, Aaron Thiara, Amy Trigg and Leo Wan.
Design: Stephen Brimson Lewis
Lighting: Matt Peel
Costume: Hannah Clark
Choreography: Lucy Cullingford
Sound: Claire Windsor
Other info: Music: Ruth Chan
Fights: Rachel Bown-Williams, Ruth Cooper-Brown
Location: Fringe/Off West End
Railway station: Moorgate
Bus numbers: (Beech Street) 76, 153; (City Road) 21, 43, 141, 205, 214, 271
Night bus numbers: (Beech Street) N76; (City Road) 43, 205, 214, 271
Car park: Aldersgate Street underground car park (10mins)
Directions from tube: (10mins) Take Goswell Road and turn right at Fann Street. Continue straight onto Fortune Street, before turning right at Whitecross Street and follow it all the way down to the theatre entrance.
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