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The Taming of the Shrew

Starring Joseph Arkley & Claire Price

One of Shakespeare's most problematic plays is flipped on its head in this gender-swapping adaptation from the Royal Shakespeare Company, where a matriarchal society dominates 1590's Britain. Production photography by Ikin Yum © RSC
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  • Duration: 2 hrs 38 min
  • Age guidance: 12+
Joseph Arkley & Claire Price
The Taming of the Shrew Full Cast
  • Amanda Harris Baptista Minola
  • Joseph Arkley Katherine
  • James Cooney Bianco
  • Claire Price Petruchia
  • Amelia Donkor Hortensia
  • Sophie Stanton Gremia
  • Emily Johnstone Lucentia
  • Laura Elsworthy Trania
  • Amy Trigg Biondella
  • Melody Brown Vincentia
  • Richard Clews Grumio
  • Charlotte Arrowsmith Curtis
  • Aaron Thiara Servant
  • Hannah Azuonye The Pedant
  • Leo Wan A Widower
  • Michael Patrick A Tailor
  • Alex Jones A Haberdasher
  • Alexander Mushore Servant
"A landmark production as women take charge"
The Evening Standard
"Deftly provocative and exuberantly entertaining"
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