Taming of the Shrew, The
- Synopsis
- Television version of Peter Dew’s 1981 production of The Taming of the Shrew for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Len Cariou is Petruchio and Sherry Flett is Katherina. Norman Campbell directs for television.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Television; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1981
- Transmission details
- 21 Feb 1982 (Channel: CBC)
- Duration
- 153 mins
- Availability
- Out of distribution
Credits
- Director
- Norman Campbell; Peter Dews
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Michael Schoberg
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Shakespeare (Stratford) Theatre Company
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- Elizabethan
- Plays
- Taming of the Shrew, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival
- Related items
- Lean Years (1981-1985), The
- Taming of the Shrew, The
Notes
- Notes
- A video recording of a stage performance is held by the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival Archives and is catalogued separately. The television broadcast was also released as a video.
- Documentation
- Accompanying study booklet by Lorraine Kelleher, Langley Park School for Girls, Beckenham, Kent.
- Reviews
- Reviewed by H.R. Coursen in Shakespeare on Television: An Anthology of Essays and Reviews (Hanover, London: University Press of New England, 1988), p. 285-6.
Production Company
- Name
CBC Enterprises
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Taming of the Shrew, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/21074 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)