Kiss Me Kate

Synopsis/Company

Based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. Two gangsters are despatched to extract a debt from the leading man of a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. They arrive on its First Night, in the middle of a blazing row between the show's stars and end up on stage singing Brush Up Your Shakespeare.


Performers Adam Garcia (Bill Calhoun/Lucentio), Alex Bourne (Fred Graham/Petruchio), Hannah Waddingham (Lilli/Kate), David Burt (Gangster 1), Clive Rowe (Gangster 2). Music Cole Porter. Lyrics Cole Porter. Book by Sam Spewack. Book by Bella Spewack. Corporate Sponsor Henry Adams. Corporate Sponsor Oval Insurance Broking. Corporate Sponsor Seaward Properties. Corporate Sponsor John Wiley & Sons. Producer Festival Theatre. Director Trevor Nunn. Design Robert Jones. Choreographer Stephen Mear. Musical Director Gareth Valentine. Lighting Tim Mitchell. Music Chris Egan (orchestration). Sound Paul Groothuis.

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