Step inside an absurd carnival this summer as Shakespeare’s vicious comedy The Taming of the Shrew arrives in the Globe Theatre.
Lucentio is determined to win the beautiful Bianca’s hand in marriage. When her father declares that it will only happen once her older sister Katherina is wedded, the competition to mould the fiercely independent Katherina into obedient wifey material begins.
The front runner is larger-than-life Petruchio. But with Katherina as proud as she is, it’s going to take shocking levels of manipulation to win her as his bride…
Following 2022’s ‘brilliantly provocative’ ★★★★ (The Guardian) Titus Andronicus, Director Jude Christian debuts in the Globe Theatre with Shakespeare’s challenging early comedy that asks us where we draw the line between entertainment and complicity, reality and the absurd?
'For I am born to tame you, Kate, And bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate Comfortable as other household Kates.’ – Act II, scene 1
Access Performances
Captioned: Sat 26 Oct 2pm
BSL: Fri 18 Oct 2pm
2hr 30min. Incl interval.
6th June, 2024
26th October, 2024
Plays, Off West End, Comedy
All Ages. Please note: some of Shakespeare’s Plays explore scenes which some children may find upsetting.
The play contains sexual references and misogynistic themes and language.
Location: Fringe/Off West End
Railway station: London Bridge
Directions from tube: Exit the station, following signs for the River Thames/South Bank. As you reach the river, head west and the Globe is by the Tate Modern on the south side of the river.
Day of week | Matinee | Evening |
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Monday | - | 7:30 PM |
Tuesday | 2:00 PM | - |
Wednesday | - | - |
Thursday | - | - |
Friday | 2:00 PM | - |
Saturday | - | - |
Sunday | - | - |
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