2000
The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
State Theatre South Australia
Playhouse, November 2000
Reviewed by Murray Bramwell
There is nothing else in all of Shakespeare that has caused the sort of qualms that The Taming of the Shrew has over the past twenty years or so. The subduing of the fiery Katherina by her mocking suitor Petruchio and the proofs of her obedience in the final scene have not been welcome spectacles in a time when equality …
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by Toa Fraser
Madeleine Sami and Ian Hughes
Space
November, 2000
Reviewed by Murray Bramwell
Bare is an odd title for a stage work as richly arrayed as this. It is certainly unadorned – a two hander for actors who perform with minimal lighting and two chairs. But its language, narrative complexity and emotional energy mark this suite of twenty four monologues as impressive. I find myself going back to productions such as the South African play Woza Albert …
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