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Taming of the Shrew, The

Synopsis
Complete performance featuring Trevor Howard as Petruchio and Margaret Leighton as Katherina.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio
Year of release
1961
Availability
Sale

Credits

Director
Howard Sackler
Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Margaret LeightonKatherina
Trevor HowardPetruchio
Miles MallesonBaptista Minola
Elvi HaleBianca
Robert StephensTranio
Avril ElgarWidow
David DodimeadPedant
Edgar WrefordHortensio
Gerald JamesVincentio
James CullifordCurtis
Newton BlickGrumio
Paul DanemanLucentio
Ronnie StevensHaberdasher
Ronnie StevensBiondello
Ronnie StevensTailor
Willoughby GoddardGremio

Additional Details

Theatre company
Shakespeare Recording Society
Production type
Sound Recordings(Commercial)
Plays
Taming of the Shrew, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Documentation
Includes complete text.
Reviews
For an assessment of the sound recordings from Arkangel, the Marlowe Society (Rylands) and the Caedmon Shakespeare Recording Society (Sackler) see Lanier, Douglas ‘Shakespeare on the Record’ in Hodgdon, Barbara & Worthen, W.B. (eds) A Companion to Shakespeare in Performance (Malden: Blackwell, 2005), pp. 415-436.

Production Company

Name

Collins-Caedmon Audio

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Distributor

Name

Harper Collins

Email
education@harpercollins.co.uk.
Web
http://www.collinseducation.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0870 787 1612
Fax
020 8307 4440
Address
Collins Educational
Westerhill Road
77-85 Fulham Palace Road
Hammersmith
London
W6 8JB

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets

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