Date of show: September 4, 2012
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Synopsis: The Taming of the Shrew "Two wealthy sisters in Padua must be married off. The modest, demure Bianca has no shortage of suitors, but who on earth will take the wild, ungovernable, shrewish Katherina? Only the gold-digging Petruchio, a man as maddeningly strong-willed and perverse as Katherina herself, is equal to the task of bullying her to the altar."
The production was WONDERFUL. Everything a typical bawdy, Shakespearean comedy should be. The woman who played Katherina, or Kate, was too old by about twenty years, but she was otherwise spectacular.
My only complaint is that some of the humor detracted from the text, in that it took over some particular moments. For instance, the guy playing Petruchio, who was incredible, was wearing nothing but a codpiece (a speedo, basically), and a pair of boots. But it was well placed, and was only moderately distracting.
The best part of the show was that Dame Judi Dench was in the audience! The woman playing Kate was directed by Dench in a production of The Boys from Syracuse a few years ago, so we're guessing that she came to see her perform. But she was there. And it was awesome. I almost fainted. So did most of the rest of us. Because...I mean...Judi Dench.
The production was WONDERFUL. Everything a typical bawdy, Shakespearean comedy should be. The woman who played Katherina, or Kate, was too old by about twenty years, but she was otherwise spectacular.
My only complaint is that some of the humor detracted from the text, in that it took over some particular moments. For instance, the guy playing Petruchio, who was incredible, was wearing nothing but a codpiece (a speedo, basically), and a pair of boots. But it was well placed, and was only moderately distracting.
The best part of the show was that Dame Judi Dench was in the audience! The woman playing Kate was directed by Dench in a production of The Boys from Syracuse a few years ago, so we're guessing that she came to see her perform. But she was there. And it was awesome. I almost fainted. So did most of the rest of us. Because...I mean...Judi Dench.
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