Shakespeare in Performance: Film
The Taming of the Shrew (1981, Peter Dews)
| Title | The Taming of the Shrew |
|---|---|
| Year | 1981 |
| Release Locations | Canada |
| Director | Peter Dews |
| Medium | Color video |
| Length | 2 hrs, 33 mins |
| Languages | English |
| Play Connections | The Taming of the Shrew (recording) |
Description
A video recording of a summer 1981 stage production of The Taming of the Shrew at the Stratford, Ontario, Canada, Festival. A copy is housed in the TOFT (Theatre on Film and Tape) Collection at the New York Public Library. It may be viewed by apppointment (see below). This same production was used also for the excerpts from Shrew that appear in the CBC Stratford "From Page to Stage" series (606, below)
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Kate | Sharry Flett |
|---|---|
| Bianca | Lynne Griffin |
| Baptista | Barney O'Sullivan |
| Lucentio | Max Helpmann |
| Lucentio | Peter Hutt |
| Petruchio | Len Cariou |
| Gremio | Beattie Rod |
| Tranio | Colm Feore |
| Grumio | Lewis Gordon |
| Sly | Desmond Ellis |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Peter Dews |
|---|---|
| Producer | Norman Campbell |
| Composer | Norman Symonds |
| Adaptor/Translator | Michael Schonberg |
| Lighting | Harry Frehner |
| Production | Susan Benson |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell