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• The Taming of the Shrew | DVD | (01/08/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  San Francisco's prize-winning American Conservatory Theatre's rowdy commedia dell'arte production incorporates slapstick, pratfall and earthy humour into William Shakespeare's comedy about the two unmarried daughters of a wealthy Italian merchant. While daughter Bianca is genteel and popular, daughter Kate is foul-tempered and strong-willed. No one dares to marry Kate, until Petruchio arrives in Padua and tries his hand at courtship.

• The Taming Of The Shrew | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Taming Of The Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, lively and full of wonderful characters. It is a play within a play, presented as a practical joke to Christoper Sly, a town drunk, who is duped into believing he is a Lord. The players enact the story of the courtship of Bianca and her strong-willed sister Katharina (the Shrew). Kate's temper and forthright views frighten off would-be suitors much to her younger sisters frustration as she cannot wed until after her elder ...