23 January - 24 February 2008
"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 - Colin O'Donoghue
The Servant/The Officer - Justin Murphy
Baptista Minola - John Olohan
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 - Jack Lynch
Vincentio - Arthur Riordan
A Widow/Musician - Anne Fitzpatrick
Musician - Conor Shiel
Crew
Director - Lynne Parker
Set/Costume Design - Monica Frawley
Lighting Design - Sinéad Wallace
[from an original design by Rupert Murray]
Composer - Cathal Synnott