The Taming of the Shrew (1.5/5)
Royal Shakespeare Company
(William Shakespeare. Director: Conall Morrison, Petruchio/Sly: Stephen Boxer, Katherina: Michelle Gomez)
Novello Theatre, London.
19th February 2009
Somewhat vulgar, unsubtle, version of Shakespeare’s comedy. Crude displays of lust and misogamy overwhelmed both comedy and irony in this tale of the perpetual battle of the sexes. Placing the Induction in a sex club with Sly as a pitiful customer diminished his reappearance as the scheming, manipulative Pretuchio capable of taming the shrew Katherina. Comedy requires timing, farce innuendo and politics irony – this production lacks such finesse.
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