Audition dates 8, 11 and 13 April at a venue or venues to be confirmed  

Shakespeare's famous tale of the Battle of the Sexes has proved enduringly popular on stage and screen. Written in the form of a play-within-a-play, the stormy relationship between the colourfully eccentric Petruchio and his scornful and unwilling bride Katharina is a boisterous and farcical comedy that barely stops for breath. The play-within-a-play is perhaps sometimes overlooked, with the consequence that the ‘outer’ play is often ignored, neglected or even omitted altogether, leaving the ‘inner’ play (the story of Katharina and Petruchio) as the only vehicle by which the dramatist’s overall intention can be judged. This rather skews the whole effect. It is therefore my intention to redress this imbalance, one outcome of which will be – I hope – the provision of additional roles than are to be found in the readily available script.  

Rehearsals will commence on April 22nd and will be on Thursday evenings at 7.45, Tuesday evenings at 8pm with the addition of Sunday rehearsals at 6pm from Sunday 6 June 

Please contact the director, Rob Sheppard for more information 

robsheppard0@googlemail.com

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