Shakespeare’s Globe

The Taming of the Shrew

Starring: Aoife Duffin and Ed MacLiam

He that knows better how to tame a shrew, let him speak now. Tis charity to show. ”

Dramaturg and lyricist Morna Regan
Set and Costume Chiara Stephenson
Lighting Natasha Chivers
Sound George Dennis
Composition and Music Bill Barcley with additional music by Una Palliser
Physical Comedy Joe Dieffenbacher
Choreography Emma Martin

Losing none of its power to provoke and sometimes outrage, Shakespeare’s controversial double-act gets a thoroughly fresh, fast, distinctly Irish makeover. Featuring an all Irish company, the production marks the centenary of the Easter Rising by revisiting 1916 Ireland and remembering the role of women in the fight for independence.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “astonishingly powerful” Timeout
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “the best shrew I have ever seen” What's On Stage
★ ★ ★ ★ “powerful passionate...excellent” The Telegraph
★ ★ ★ ★ “stingingly provocative” Evening Standard
★ ★ ★ ★ “Aoife Duffin is an electrifying Kate in Byrne’s splendid version” The Guardian

: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW by Shakespeare, , Writer – William Shakespeare, Director -Caroline Byrne, Designer – Chiara Stephenson, Choreographer – Emma Martin, Lighting Designer – Natasha Chivers, The Globe Theatre, London, 2016, Credit: Johan Persson/

: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW by Shakespeare, , Writer – William Shakespeare, Director -Caroline Byrne, Designer – Chiara Stephenson, Choreographer – Emma Martin, Lighting Designer – Natasha Chivers, The Globe Theatre, London, 2016, Credit: Johan Persson/

Photographer: Marc Brenner

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