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Alternative title
Taming of the Shrew, The
Synopsis
A production, for Polish television, of The Taming of the Shrew directed for stage by Jerzy Stuhr and Directed for television by Stanislaw Zajaczowski. Andrzej Gazdeczka is Petruchio and Malgozata Kochan is Kate.
Language
Polish
Country
Poland
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
26 Jun 1993 (Channel: Teatr TV - TVP1)
Duration
112 mins

Credits

Director
Jerzy Stuhr; Stanislaw Zajaczkowski
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Jolanta Szczerba
Production Design
Elzbieta Krywsza
Choreographer
Jacek Tomasik
Cast
Malgorzata KochanKatherina
Andrzej GazdeczkaPetruchio
Andrzej FranczykBaptista Minola
Aldona JankowskiBianca
Piotr PilitowskiTranio
Aldona JankowskiWidow
Krzysztof GadaczLucentio
Piotr UrbaniakChristopher Sly
Roman GancarczykGrumio
Tomasz SchimscheinerBiondello
Wladyslaw BulkaGremio
Zbigniew HorawaVincentio

Additional Details

Theatre
Teatr Dramatyczny
Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Historical period
No period
Plays
Taming of the Shrew, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
The performance was filmed with a live audience with actors addressing them and involving them in the action.
History
First produced by Teatr Dramatyczny, Nowa Huta, Poland, 5 June 1991.
Textual information
Translated into Polish by Stanislaw Baranczak.
Reviews
Fabiszak, Jacek, Polish Televised Shakespeares: a Study of Shakespeare Productions Within the Television Theatre Format (Poznan: Motivex, 2005). pp. 274-281.

Production Company

Name

Teatr Telewizji

Archive

Name

Telewizja Polska

Email
http://www.tvp.pl/o-tvp/kontakt
Web
http://www.tvp.pl External site opens in new window
Phone
(22) 547 44 50
Address
Polish Television
17. J.P. Woronicza St
00-999, WARSAW
Poland

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