The Taming of the Shrew West End

The Taming of the Shrew

Opens: June 6, 2024
Closing: October 26, 2024
Buy Tickets from: £8

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Shakespeare's Globe
21 New Globe Walk City of London, Greater London SE1 9DT London

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Step inside an absurd carnival this summer as Shakespeare’s vicious comedy The Taming of the Shrew arrives in the Globe Theatre.



Lucentio is determined to win the beautiful Bianca’s hand in marriage. When her father declares that it will only happen once her older sister Katherina is wedded, the competition to mould the fiercely independent Katherina into obedient wifey material begins.



The front runner is larger-than-life Petruchio. But with Katherina as proud as she is, it’s going to take shocking levels of manipulation to win her as his bride…



Following 2022’s ‘brilliantly provocative’ ★★★★ (The Guardian) Titus Andronicus, Director Jude Christian debuts in the Globe Theatre with Shakespeare’s challenging early comedy that asks us where we draw the line between entertainment and complicity, reality and the absurd?



'For I am born to tame you, Kate,

And bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate

Comfortable as other household Kates.’

– Act II, scene 1



__Access performances__



Captioned - Wed 26 Jun 7.30pm & Sat 26 Oct 2pm


Audio described - Mon 8 Jul 7.30pm & Tues 24 Sep 2pm


Relaxed - Thu 11 Jul 7.30pm & Thu 26 Sep 2pm


BSL - Mon 14 Oct 7.30pm & Fri 18 Oct 2pm

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The Taming of the Shrew FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Taming of the Shrew have there been?
The Taming of the Shrew has had 2 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2016 and West End which opened in 2024.

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