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Taming of the shrew (Television program : 1980)

The taming of the shrew / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.

New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]

1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

The marriage of two strong-minded people provides the spark for a comic confrontation between the sexes: The "shrew," Katharina, is so ill-tempered she seems unlikely to find a husband. Her father refuses to let her younger sister marry until Katherina is off his hands. Petruchio appears, marries Katharina, and "tames" her so well that he wins a bet with two other men on a test of their wives' obedience. Dr. Miller's production portrays Petruchio as an early Puritan, to reflect his view that the play is about the need to set up a sober household.

Shakespeare plays (Ambrose Video)

Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1987. Ambrose Video.

Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations.

Petruchio (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) -- Drama.

Katherine (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) -- Drama.

Marriage -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Comedy films.

Television plays.

Television adaptations.

Television programs.

Television plays.

Television adaptations.

Feature films.

Drama.

Video recordings.

Comedy films.

Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019. Ro.

Cleese, John, actor.

Badel, Sarah, actor.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

Time-Life Television.

Ambrose Video Publishing.

BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)

Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1980.

DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.

Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; music composed by Stephen Oliver ; video tape editor, Howard Dell.

Simon Chandler (Lucentio), Anthony Pedley (Tranio), John Franklyn-Robbins (Baptista), Frank Thornton (Gremio), Sarah Badel (Katherine), Jonathan Cecil (Hortensio), Susan Penhaligon (Bianca), Harry Waters (Biondello), John Cleese (Petruchio), David Kincaid (Grumio), Bev Willis (Baptista's Servant), Angus Lennie (Curtis), Harry Webster (Nathaniel), Gil Morris (Philip), Leslie Sarony (Gregory), Derek Deadman (Nicholas), Denis Gilmore (Peter), John Bird (Pedant), Alan Hay (Tailor), David Kinsey (Haberdasher), John Barron (Vincentio), Joan Hickson (Widow), Tony Martell (Officer).

Taped June 18-24, 1980 at the BBC Television studios in London.

System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.

Act I : Lucentio & Tranio arrive ; Lucentio has fallen in love ; Bianca gets a tutor -- Act II : Katherine chases Bianca ; Petruchio pressures Baptista ; Baptista, Gremio & Tranio enter -- Act III : The day before Katherine's wedding ; Everyone has gathered for the wedding ; Tranio & Lucentio stay behind -- Act IV : Grumio arrives complaining ; Kate starves at Petruchio's house ; Tranio & Vincentio -- Biondello takes Lucentio & Bianca to the church ; Lucentio throws a banquet ; Kate is the first wife to come.

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