The Taming of the Shrew

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Taming of the Shrew (version 2) by William Shakespeare. Read in English by Charlotte Duckett; Rachel; Maria Kasper; Ray Kasper; Phil Schempf; Esther ben Simonides; Adele de Pignerolles; Elijah; Sonia; Tony Addison; LindaB; TriciaG; Delmar H Dolbier; Roohi; Hamlet; Kathrine Engan; Jennifer Fournier When local drunkard Christopher Sly walks into a tavern, the last thing he expects is a complex trick where, to the amusement of many others, he is tricked into believing that he's a nobleman! And so begins the Taming of the Shrew, one of Shakespeare's earlier comedies. For the enjoyment of this "lord", a group of players perform a tale of love and devotion, where the beautiful Bianca is pursued by many suitors. But there's a catch. Before her father will allow Bianca to marry, he must find a suitable match for his older daughter, the fiery "shrew" of the title, Katherina. Enter Petruccio, who has "come to wive it wealthily in Padua" and will stop at nothing to tame this shrew! This play was recorded in two weeks as part of Librivox's celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death For further information, including links to online text, reader/role i…

Directors & creators

William Shakespeare

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Shakespeare; taming of the shrew; petruchio; anniversary; kate; katharina; bianca

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