Taming of the ‘Shrew’ – HOME Mcr - North West End UK

Taming of the ‘Shrew’ – HOME Mcr - North West End UK

HER Productions can be commended for taking on what they describe as one of Shakespeare’s most polarising comedies as there is so much more to it than its title suggests, the key to which is its sadly often-omitted Induction when drunken tinker Christopher Sly (Ciara Tansey) is conned by the Hostess (Megan Holland) into believing he is a lord and about to watch a play; it is this ‘play-within-a-play’ that becomes the rest of The Taming of the Sh…

REVIEW: Taming of the "Shrew"

Rating: 4 out of 5. HER Productions modern retelling of this Shakespearean comedy is sexy, subversive, and fun.  The Taming of the Shrew is a widely polarising play, with Shakespeare’s original text often criticised for its overt misogyny. Yet directors Amy Gavin and Hannah Ellis Ryan successfully and admirably reclaim a feminist narrative in this vibrant instalment of HER Productions’ Unseemly Shakespeare series.  Upon arriving the theatre and …

The Taming of the 'Shrew'

Steve Griffiths finds this revival of HER Productions' "The Taming if the 'Shrew'" at HOME, Manchester, hard to take. Read his review