Taming of the Shrew, The
- Synopsis
- A video recording of William Leach’s stage production for the New York New Wave Festival recorded for Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) by Jaime Caro. Meryl Streep is Kate and Raul Julia, Petruchio.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 21 Aug 1978
- Duration
- 142 mins
Credits
- Director
- Wilford Leach
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Richard Weinstock
- Production Design
- Wilford Leach
- Costume
- Patricia McGourty
- Contributor
- Jaime Caro
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Delacorte Theatre, Central Park, New York City
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Elizabethan
- Plays
- Taming of the Shrew, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); New Wave Festival, New York
- Related items
- Kiss Me, Petruchio
Notes
- History
- The production ran August 3-September 3 1978. A documentary, KISS ME, PETRUCHIO, on the making of this production was broadcast on PBS 16 November 1981 and subsequently released on video/DVD.
- Reviews
- Clive Barnes, ‘Shakespeare in New York City’, Shakespeare Quarterly 30 (1979) pp 184-88. Review article.
Archive
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- toft@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 (212) 870-1642
- Fax
- (212) 8701868
- Address
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Taming of the Shrew, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37666 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)