Details
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. Sung in English. New Production
Cast/Performers
Quirijn de Lang (Fred Graham),
Jeni Bern (Lilli Vanessi),
Tiffany Graves (Lois Lane),
Ashley Day (Bill Calhoun),
Callum Train (Hortensio),
Emmanuel Kojo (Gremio),
Katie Kerr (Hattie),
Wayne Robinson (Paul),
John Savournin (Gunman),
Joseph Shovelton (Gunman),
James Hayes (Harry Trevor),
Peter Harding (Harrison Howell),
Jacade Simpson (Nathaniel),
Joshua Da Costa (Gregory),
Emile Ruddock (Phillip)
Creatives/Company
Music:
Cole PorterLyrics:
Cole PorterBook by(s):
Sam Spewack,
Bella SpewackProducer(s):
Opera North,
Welsh National OperaConductor(s):
David Charles Abell,
Oliver Rundell (assistant conductor)
Director:
Jo DaviesChoreographer:
Will TuckettDesign:
Colin RichmondCostume:
Colin RichmondLighting:
Natasha Chivers