Shakespeare in Performance: Play

The Taming of the Shrew

Title	The Taming of the Shrew
Composition Date	1592
Year First Published	1623
Genres	comedy
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Productions connected to The Taming of the Shrew

Title	Year	Creator	Country	Type	Connection
The Taming of the Shrew	2017	Original Practice Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
Taming of the Shrew	2016	Bard in the Valley	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2015	American Shakespeare Center	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2014	Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2012	Folger Shakespeare Library	USA	stage	performance
Die Zahmung der Widerspenstigen	2010	Shakespeare Festival im Globe Neuss	Germany	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2010	Victoria Shakespeare Society	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2009	St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2009	The Bell Shakespeare Company	Australia	stage	performance
La Mégère à peu près apprivoisée	2008	Shakespeare Festival im Globe Neuss	Germany	stage	musical
The Taming Of The Shrew	2008	Royal Shakespeare Company	UK	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2008	The Tobacco Factory	UK	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2008	Stratford Festival of Canada	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2007	Bard on the Beach	International	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2007	Oregon Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2007	Shakespeare Festival im Globe Neuss	Germany	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2007	Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2007	Shakespeare by the Sea - Halifax	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2007	Atlanta Shakespeare Company	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2007	Shakespeare Orange County	USA	stage	performance
Shakespeare Love Scenes	2006	St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival	Canada	stage	scene(s)
The Taming of the Shrew	2006	Nebraska Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2006	Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan	Canada	stage	performance
Taming of the Shrew	2005	Shakespeare and Company	USA	stage	performance
The Tamer Tamed	2005	Shakespeare by the Sea - Sydney	Australia	stage	performance
The Tamer Tamed	2005	Shakespeare and Company	USA	stage	reference(s)
The Taming of the Shrew	2005	A Company of Fools	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2005	Utah Shakespearean Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2005	British Shakespeare Company	UK	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2005	Shakespeare by the Sea - Sydney	Australia	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2005	First Folio Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2005	Idaho Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
Shakespeare's Comic Olympics	2004	Upstart Crow Theatre Group	Canada	stage	adaptation
The Taming of the Shrew	2004	Marin Shakespeare Company	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2004	Shakespeare Santa Cruz	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2004	Brentwood Shakespeare Company	UK	stage	performance
Die Zähmung der Widerspenstigen	2003	Shakespeare Festival im Globe Neuss	Germany	stage	performance
Taming of the Shrew	2003	Victoria Shakespeare Society	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2003	Colorado Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2003	Phoenix Theatre, University of Victoria	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2003	Stratford Festival of Canada	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2002	The Bell Shakespeare Company	Australia	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2002	Atlanta Shakespeare Company	USA	stage	performance
Die Zähmung der Widerspenstigen	2001	Staatsschauspiel Dresden	Germany	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2001	Bard on the Beach	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2001	British Shakespeare Company	UK	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	2000	Atlanta Shakespeare Company	USA	stage	performance
10 Things I Hate About You	1999	Gil Junger	USA	recorded	adaptation
The Taming of the Shrew	1999	First Folio Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1999	Shakespeare by the Sea - Halifax	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1998	Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1998	Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1998	Colorado Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1998	American Repertory Theatre	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of The Shrew	1997	Stratford Festival of Canada	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1997	Marin Shakespeare Company	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1997	Idaho Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1997	British Shakespeare Company	UK	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1996	Nebraska Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
Taming of the Shrew	1994	The Bell Shakespeare Company	Australia	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1994	Aida Zyablikova	International	recorded	animation
The Taming of the Shrew	1993	Bard on the Beach	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1992	Shakespeare Santa Cruz	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1989	Colorado Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1988	Stratford Festival of Canada	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1987	Nebraska Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1986	Will Mackenzie	USA	recorded	abridgment
The Taming of the Shrew	1984	Idaho Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1982	Norman Campbell	Canada	recorded	performance
Kiss Me, Petruchio	1981	Christopher Dixon	USA	recorded	documentary
The Taming of the Shrew	1981	Peter Dews	Canada	recorded	recording
The Taming of the Shrew	1981	Colorado Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1981	Stratford Festival of Canada	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1980	Jonathan Miller	GB	recorded	teleplay
The Taming of the Shrew	1980	Idaho Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	modernization
The Taming of the Shrew	1979	Stratford Festival of Canada	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1978	William Ball	USA	recorded	recording
Die Zähmung der Widerspenstigen	1975	Staatsschauspiel Dresden	Germany	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew, 1.2; 2.1	1974	Peter Seabourne	GB	recorded	scene(s)
The Taming of the Shrew	1973	Stratford Festival of Canada	Canada	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1973	Stratford Festival of Canada	Canada	stage	performance
Man and Woman	1972	Franco Zeffirelli	International	recorded	derivative
The Taming of the Shrew	1972	Oregon Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1969	Colorado Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1967	Oregon Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1966	Carol Lastricati	International	recorded	adaptation
Kiss Me Kate	1964	James Gilbert	GB	recorded	derivative
The Taming of the Shrew	1962	Stratford Festival of Canada	Canada	stage	performance
Ukroshchenie stroptivoi. [The Taming of the Shrew]	1961	Sergei Kolosov	USSR	recorded	recording
Más fuerte que el amor. (Kiss Me Kate)	1959	Tullio Demicheli	Mexico	recorded	derivative
Kiss Me Kate	1958	George Schaefer	USA	recorded	musical
The Taming of the Shrew	1958	Colorado Shakespeare Festival	USA	stage	performance
Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung	1956	Staatsschauspiel Dresden	Germany	stage	performance
The Taming of the Shrew	1956	Robert Hartung	USA	recorded	teleplay
La mégère apprivoisée/La fierecilla domada	1955	Antonio Román	International	recorded	derivative
The Taming of the Shrew	1954	Stratford Festival of Canada	Canada	stage	performance
Kiss Me Kate	1953	George Sidney	USA	recorded	adaptation
The Taming of the Shrew	1952		GB	recorded	teleplay
The Taming of the Shrew	1950	Paul Nickell	USA	recorded	abridgment
Die Zähmung der Widerspenstigen	1946	Staatsschauspiel Dresden	Germany	stage	performance
La bisbetica domata	1942	Ferdinand Poggioli	Italy	recorded	derivative
Katherine and Petruchio	1939		GB	recorded	teleplay
Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung	1935	Staatsschauspiel Dresden	Germany	stage	performance
Elstree Calling	1930	Adrian Brunel	GB	recorded	parody
The Taming of the Shrew	1929	Sam Taylor	USA	recorded	adaptation
The Taming of the Shrew	1923	Edwin J. Collins	GB	recorded	abridgment
Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung	1916	Staatsschauspiel Dresden	Germany	stage	performance
La bisbetica domata	1913	Arrigo Frusta	Italy	recorded	abridgment
The Taming of the Shrew	1908		USA	recorded	abridgment
The Taming of the Shrew	1908		UK	stage	performance

Characters

Katherina (The shrew, daughter to Baptista)
Bianca (Daughter to Baptista)
Baptista (A rich gentleman of Padua)
Vincentio (An old gentleman of Pisa)
Lucentio (Son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca)
Petruchio (A gentleman of Verona, suitor to Katherina)
Gremio (Suitor to Bianca)
Hortensio (Suitor to Bianca)
Tranio (Servant to Lucentio)
Biondello (Servant to Lucentio)
Grumio (Servant to Petruchio)
Curtis (Servant to Petruchio)
Pedant
Lord (Person in the Induction)
Christopher Sly (Person in the Induction)
Hostess (Person in the Induction)
Page (Person in the Induction)
Player (Persons in the Induction)
Huntsman (Persons in the Induction)
Servant (Persons in the Induction)
Widow
Tailor
Haberdasher
Servant to Baptista and Petruchio (Attending on Baptista and Petruchio)
Lady
Dog

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