Learning on ScreenKatharine and Petruchio
- Alternative title
- Catherine and Petruchio
- Synopsis
- Televised version of the play as adapted by David Garrick in 1758. In contrast to the original, Garrick’s play has no Induction and merely a simplified subplot. Focusing on the Katherine-Petruchio story, it is comprised of three acts instead of five. Produced by Dallas Bower, starring Austin Trevor and Margaretta Scott in the title roles.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 12 Apr 1939 at 21:25 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 60 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy extant
Credits
- Director
- Dallas Bower
- Producer
- Dallas Bower
- Writer
- David Garrick
- Music
- James Hartley
- Costume
- Elizabeth Haffenden
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- Elizabethan
- Plays
- Taming of the Shrew, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Birmingham Shakespeare Library holds a television script.
- History
- One of the last televised Shakespeare productions before the BBC television service closed down for defence reasons.
- Textual information
- The playtext is based on Catherine and Petruchio (1758), actor and theatre-manger David Garrick’s reworking of the play.
- Reviews
- Source: Radio Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Record Stats
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