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Fire and spirit in 1950s setting of The Taming of the Shrew

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Evolution Theatre has put its own spin on one of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays, The Taming of the Shrew.

The “shrew” of the story is Katherina (Kate), the wilful and obstinate eldest daughter of Baptista Minola, played here by Fraser Grout. Baptista refuses to let his younger daughter Bianca (Charlie Haskell) wed any of her suitors, unless Katherina (Phillippa Sherry) also marries.

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