Rough Magic

Winner of 4 Irish Times Theatre Awards, including Best Actor & Best Production

The Taming of the Shrew

by William Shakespeare

"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction" - Newton's Third Law of Motion

Re-imagining Shakespeare's most sparkling and controversial comedy in wheeler-dealer rural Ireland, Rough Magic's Shrew is a contemporary take on a play that hinges on fraudulence, farce and bad behaviour.

With an A-list ensemble including Pauline McLynn and Owen Roe as the sparring protagonists, The Taming of the Shrew features live tango, loose morals and gombeen chic - proving once again that women are from Venus and men are from Mullingar!

Production Credits

Cast

Lucentio - Tadhg Murphy

Tranio - Rory Keenan

The Servant/The Officer - Justin Murphy

Baptista Minola - Barry McGovern

Bianca - Simone Kirby

Katherina - Pauline McLynn

Gremio - Darragh Kelly

Hortensio - Rory Nolan

Biondello/Curtis - Peter Daly

Petruchio - Owen Roe

Grumio - Malcolm Adams

A Pedant of Mantua - Derry Power

Vincentio - Arthur Riordan

A Widow/Musician - Laura Forrest-Hay

Crew

Director - Lynne Parker

Set and Costume Design - Monica Frawley

Lighting Design - Rupert Murray

Music Composed and Performed by - Cathal Synnott