SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Catherine and Petruchio

Synopsis

Televised version of the play as adapted by David Garrick in 1758. In contrast to the original, Garrick’s play has no Induction and merely a simplified subplot. Focusing on the Katherine-Petruchio story, it is comprised of three acts instead of five. Produced by Dallas Bower, starring Austin Trevor and Margaretta Scott in the title roles.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Transmission details

12 Apr 1939 at 21:25 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

60 mins

Availability

No archive copy extant

Credits

Director

Dallas Bower

Producer

Dallas Bower

Writer

David Garrick

Music

James Hartley

Costume

Elizabeth Haffenden

Cast

Margaretta Scott	Katherina
Austin Trevor	Petruchio
Ben Webster	Baptista Minola
Vera Lindsay	Bianca
Alan Wheatley	Hortensio
Cyprian Bridge	Nicholas
David Keir	Curtis
Erik Chitty	Tailor
Ivor Barnard	Grumio
Stuart Latham	Biondello
Will Leighton	Nathaniel
William Dickinson	Philip

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Taming of the Shrew, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The Birmingham Shakespeare Library holds a television script.

History

One of the last televised Shakespeare productions before the BBC television service closed down for defence reasons.

Textual information

The playtext is based on Catherine and Petruchio (1758), actor and theatre-manger David Garrick’s reworking of the play.

Reviews

Source: Radio Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)