Taming of the Shrew , The
- Synopsis
- Television series. In the first episode of this workshop documentary series on 7 of Shakespeare’s plays, Michael Bogdanov, associate director at the National Theatre, leads a group of NT actors through aspects of Shakespeare’s plays in front of an interrogative and lively audience. The focus is on the question whether Shakespeare’s play debases women, or shows how women are debased.
Directed for television by Mary McMurray, with David Deutsch as Executive Producer and Naomi Sargant as commissioning editor. - Series
- Shakespeare Lives
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 5 Jan 1983 at 18:30 (Channel: Channel Four)
- Duration
- 25 mins
Credits
- Director
- Mary McMurray
- Producer
- David Deutsch; Mike Ockrent; Victor Glynn
- Editor
- Naomi Sargant
- Contributor
- Ian Brooker; Michael Bogdanov; Shiraishi Kayoko; Timothy Douglas
- Cast
Suzanne Bertish Katherina Daniel Massey Petruchio Bill Wallis Caroline Langrishe Clive Arrindell Dinsdale Landen John Darrell John Labanowski Joss Buckley Meg Wynn Owen Michael Bryant
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Roundhouse, London
- Theatre company
- National Theatre Company
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Taming of the Shrew, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- gender representation; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Workshops
Notes
- History
- Shown in two 30-minute parts. Part 2 was broadcast 12 January 1983
- Reviews
- Source: Channel 4 Press Information Pack, Saturday 8th - Friday 14th January 1983.
Production Company
- Name
Quintet Films
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Taming of the Shrew , The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36702 (Accessed 06 Dec 2024)