Live from Stratford-upon-Avon. The Royal Shakespeare Company presents The Taming of the Shrew. Turning Shakespeare’s fierce, energetic comedy of gender and materialism on its head to offer a fresh perspective on its portrayal of hierarchy and power.
Direction
Audibert's gender-swap concept actually makes the text *more* uncomfortable—in a good way.
Acting
Price's Petruchia prowls the stage like she owns every man in it.
Production
RSC's live energy crackles even through a screen.
Director
Justin Audibert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This production premiered during #MeToo, forcing audiences to confront which 'Shrew' interpretations they've comfortably laughed at for centuries. The discomfort IS the point.
Claire Price and Joseph Arkley reportedly spent months studying how male actors traditionally played these scenes—then deliberately echoed those physical choices to expose their absurdity.
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