THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
By William Shakespeare
WHAT THE CRITICS SAID
Project Arts Centre
March 6-25 (Previews: March 2-4)
7.30pm nightly. Saturday matinees 2.30pm.
Tickets: March 6-18: €22 (€16 conc). March 20-25: €25 (€19 conc). Mondays, previews and matinees €17 (€12 conc).
Booking: 01 881 9613/4
Rough Magic's first major production in 2006 will take a fresh look at Shakespeare’s most sparkling and controversial comedy.
Re-imagining this infamous tale in wheeler-dealer rural Ireland, Rough Magic’s Shrew will be a contemporary take on a play that hinges on fraudulence, farce and bad behaviour. With an A-list ensemble including Pauline McLynn and Owen Roe as the sparring protagonists, The Taming of the Shrew will feature live tango, loose morals and gombeen chic.
Creative and Production Team:
Directed by Lynne Parker
Set and costume design: Monica Frawley
Lighting design: Rupert Murray
Original music: Cathal Synnott
Cast (in order of appearance):
Baptista Minola: Barry McGovern
Katherina: Pauline McLynn
Petruchio: Owen Roe
Grumio: Malcolm Adams
Curtis/Biondello: Peter Daly
Bianca: Simone Kirby
Gremio: Darragh Kelly
Hortensio: Rory Nolan
Lucentio: Tadhg Murphy
Tranio: Rory Keenan
Vincentio: Arthur Riordan
A Pedant: Derry Power
A Widow/Musician: Laura Forrest-Hay
