Tamer Tamed, The
- Alternative title
- Woman’s Prize, The
- Synopsis
- Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2003 production of The Tamer Tamed by John Fletcher. The play was first performed in 1611 and is a comedic sequel to Shakespeare’s 1594 play The Taming of the Shrew.The plot switches the gender roles of Shakespeare’s play: the women seek to tame the men. Katherine (the "shrew" of the original) has died, and Petruchio takes a second wife, Maria. Directed by Gregory Doran with Jasper Britton as Petruchio and Alexandra Gilbreath as Maria.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2003
- Duration
- 155 (inc 20min interval)
Credits
- Director
- Gregory Doran
- Writer
- John Fletcher (2)
- Music
- Paul Englishby
- Production Design
- Stephen Brimson Lewis
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Swan Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Elizabethan
- Plays
- Taming of the Shrew, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Fletcher, John
Notes
- Notes
- Jasper Britton’s annotated script is available in the Shakespeare Institute Library.
- General
- The RSC performed The Taming of the Shrew and The Tamer Tamed together in repertory, both productions directed by Gregory Doran; the first time this had been done since 1633.
- History
- First performance 5 March 2003. In repertoire until November 8 then on tour in the UK and the Kennedy Centre, Washington, D.C.
- Reviews
- Loveridge, Lizzie. ‘The Tamer Tamed’. CurtainUp -The Internet Theater Magazine of Reviews, Features, Annotated Listings. www.curtainup.com
Production Company
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Tamer Tamed, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66416 (Accessed 05 Dec 2024)