The Taming of the Shrew - Revision history

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Performance history of the original version in South Africa

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 : A production of the play by [[The Marda Vanne-Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies Company]] opened in Johannesburg in April, directed by [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]], assisted by [[Marda Vanne]], as part of a campaign to raise money for a new theatre in Johannesburg to replace the [[Standard Theatre]] and break the monopoly of the [[African Consolidated Theatres]]. [[Margaret Drew]] seems to have been the designer.
-: Presented by ''[[The Children's Theatre]]'', directed by [[Mary Holder]].
+: Presented by [[The Children's Theatre]], directed by [[Mary Holder]].
 : It was the first Shakespeare play to be produced at what became known as the [[Maynardville Open-air Theatre]], and was produced  in English by [[Cecilia Sonnenberg]] and [[René Ahrenson]], and directed by [[Leslie French]],  with [[Cecilia Sonnenberg]], as Katherina, [[Leslie French]] as Grumio and [[Dick Leftwich]] as Petruchio.

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	1948: A production of the play by [[The Marda Vanne-Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies Company]] opened in Johannesburg in April, directed by [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]], assisted by [[Marda Vanne]], as part of a campaign to raise money for a new theatre in Johannesburg to replace the [[Standard Theatre]] and break the monopoly of the [[African Consolidated Theatres]]. [[Margaret Drew]] seems to have been the designer.		1948: A production of the play by [[The Marda Vanne-Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies Company]] opened in Johannesburg in April, directed by [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]], assisted by [[Marda Vanne]], as part of a campaign to raise money for a new theatre in Johannesburg to replace the [[Standard Theatre]] and break the monopoly of the [[African Consolidated Theatres]]. [[Margaret Drew]] seems to have been the designer.
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		+	1955: Presented by ''[[The Children's Theatre]]'', directed by [[Mary Holder]].

	1956: It was the first Shakespeare play to be produced at what became known as the [[Maynardville Open-air Theatre]], and was produced in English by [[Cecilia Sonnenberg]] and [[René Ahrenson]], and directed by [[Leslie French]], with [[Cecilia Sonnenberg]], as Katherina, [[Leslie French]] as Grumio and [[Dick Leftwich]] as Petruchio.		1956: It was the first Shakespeare play to be produced at what became known as the [[Maynardville Open-air Theatre]], and was produced in English by [[Cecilia Sonnenberg]] and [[René Ahrenson]], and directed by [[Leslie French]], with [[Cecilia Sonnenberg]], as Katherina, [[Leslie French]] as Grumio and [[Dick Leftwich]] as Petruchio.

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 : Staged in English in the [[Opera House]], Port Elizabeth. Produced by [[Will Jamieson]] and presented by the [[Theatre Guild]] in the [[Port Elizabeth City Hall]] for the Hellenic Community to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth and was presented in association with the [[Shakespearean Festival]] Committee, [[Port Elizabeth Civic Theatre Fund]], The [[Royal Society of St George]] and the [[South African Council for English Education]]. April 23 - May 2. The production featured  [[Chris Burke]] (Christopher Sly), [[Edith Porter]] (Hostess), [[George Jones]] (Lord), [[Roger Mills]] , [[Colin Stevens]], [[Paul Glover]], (Huntsmen), [[Keith Mansfield]] (Page), [[Trevor Hicks]] (Bartholomew), [[Davis Blood]] (Lucentio), [[Ralph Jarvis]] (Tranio), [[John Hamber]] (Baptista), [[Jacques van Onselen]] (Gremio), [[Helen Mann]] (Katherine),  [[Sydney Hart]] (Hortensio), [[Roy Williams]] (Biondello), [[Brian Gaven]] (Petruchio), [[Gordon Roberts]] (Grumio), [[Helen Wilkens]] (Bianca), [[Carol Parker]] (Nurse), [[Derek Scarr]] (Curtis), [[Bruce Erasmus]] (Haberdasher), [[Trevor Hicks]] (Tailor), [[George Jones]] (Pedant), [[Alfred Porter]] (Vincentio), [[Edith Porter]] (Widow), [[Isobel Porter]] and [[Wendy Weller]] (Bridesmaids to Petruchio), [[Yvonne Rogers]] and [[Wendy Waterfall]] (Servants to Petruchio), [[Ian Puntis]], [[Roger Mills]], [[Keith Mansfield]], [[Colin Stevens]] and [[Paul Glover]] (Servants to Petruchio), [[Ian Puntis]], [[Colin Stevens]] and [[Paul Glover]] (Baptista’s Servants).
 : Presented at [[Maynardville]], directed by [[Leslie French]].
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 : Produced  in English by [[NAPAC]] and directed by [[Philip Grout]], taking an off-beat look and setting the play in 1920, starring [[Patrick Mynhardt]] as Petruchio, [[Jill Fenson]] as Katherina, [[Cathy Cota]] as Bianca and [[Robert Whitehead]] as Lucentio. Others in the large cast include [[Arthur Hall]], [[Joey Wishnia]], [[Bella Mariani]], [[Leslie Sterry]], [[Clive Rodel]], [[David Crichton]], [[Iain Winter]] and [[Garth Anderson]]. After the run at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Durban, the production visited Pietrmaritzburg, Kokstad, Newcastle, and other venues in the province. Designs by British designer [[Hugh Durrant]].
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 : Staged  in English by [[PACT]], directed by [[Terrence Shank]], with [[John Whiteley]] (Lord & Pedant), [[Shareen Swart]] (Lady & A Servant), [[Guy de Lancey]] (Lucentio), [[Graham Hopkins]] (Tranio), [[Dale Cutts]] (Baptista Minola), [[Jacqui Singer]] (Katherina), [[Clare Stopford]] (Bianca), [[Neville Thomas]] (Gremio), [[Peter Terry]] (Hortensio), [[Mark Fleishman]] (Biondello), [[James Borthwick]] (Petruchio), [[Michael McCabe]] (Grumio), [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] (Curtis & A Widow), [[Anthony James]] (Vincentio & A Taylor), [[Shireen Hollier]] (A Servant), [[Adrian Galley]] (A Servant), [[Andrew Donald]] (A Servant) and [[Paul Bradshaw]] (A Servant). Designed by [[Chris van den Berg]].
 : Produced  in English by [[CAPAB]] Drama (12 January until 17 February) at [[Maynardville]], directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] with [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], [[Sean Taylor]], [[Wayne Harrison]], [[Karin van der Laag]], [[Jay Heale]], [[Nicholas Dallas]], [[Mark Hoeben]], [[Keith Grenville]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Paul Griffiths]], [[Marguerite Albrecht]], [[Amanda Lane]], [[Jonathan Pienaar]], [[David Crichton]], [[Jeroen Kranenburg]], [[André Roothman]], [[Paul Warwick Griffin]], [[Phillip Boucher]], [[Jay Heale]], [[Nicola Hanekom]], [[Lindsay Redman]], [[Michele Matthysen]], [[Russell Boast]] and [[Janis Merand]]. Design  by [[Peter Cazalet]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]], music by [[Stefan Lombard]]. Assistant to the director: [[Mark Hoeben]].

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 : Produced  in English by [[CAPAB]] Drama (12 January until 17 February) at [[Maynardville]], directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] with [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], [[Sean Taylor]], [[Wayne Harrison]], [[Karin van der Laag]], [[Jay Heale]], [[Nicholas Dallas]], [[Mark Hoeben]], [[Keith Grenville]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Paul Griffiths]], [[Marguerite Albrecht]], [[Amanda Lane]], [[Jonathan Pienaar]], [[David Crichton]], [[Jeroen Kranenburg]], [[André Roothman]], [[Paul Warwick Griffin]], [[Phillip Boucher]], [[Jay Heale]], [[Nicola Hanekom]], [[Lindsay Redman]], [[Michele Matthysen]], [[Russell Boast]] and [[Janis Merand]]. Design  by [[Peter Cazalet]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]], music by [[Stefan Lombard]]. Assistant to the director: [[Mark Hoeben]].
 : Produced by [[Artscape]] at [[Maynardville]], directed by [[Roy Sargeant]], with [[Adrian Galley]] (Baptista Minola), [[Anthea Thompson]] (Katherina), [[Grant Swanby]] (Petruchio), [[Juliet Jenkin]] (Grumio), [[Richard Lothian]] (Curtis), [[James MacGregor]] (Nathaniel), [[Michael Inglis]] (Walter), [[Robyn McHarry]] (Gabriella), [[Chi Mhende]] (Phillipa), [[Gabriel Hoffman]] (Joseph), [[Alexander Tops]] (Ferdinand), [[Alex Halligey]] (Bianca), [[Mark Hoeben]] (Gremio), [[Daniel Barnett]] (Hortensio), [[Francis Chouler]] (Lucentio), [[Darron Araujo]] (Tranio), [[Johan Vermaak]] (Biondello), [[Peter Krummeck]] (Merchant), [[Jeroen Kranenberg]] (Vincentio), [[John Caviggia]] (The Widow), [[James MacGregor]] (Servant) and [[Dewald van Zyl]] (Servant).
 : Presented at [[Maynardville]] with an all-female cast. Directed by [[Tara Nottcutt]].
 : Performed in [[South African Sign Language]] by learners of the De La Bat School for the Deaf[https://delabatskool.co.za/] in Worcester, as part of the annual ''[[Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa]]'' ([[SSFSA]]).

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	Poster (1975 production) held by [[NELM]]: Poster Collection [Collection: LINDBERG, Des and Dawn]: 2005. 56. 4. 5		Poster (1975 production) held by [[NELM]]: Poster Collection [Collection: LINDBERG, Des and Dawn]: 2005. 56. 4. 5
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		+	Copy of ''[[Kaatjie Word Makgemaak]]'' found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

	[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz\|Tucker]], 1997.		[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz\|Tucker]], 1997.

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 Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Die Vasvat van 'n Feeks]]''''' (lit. "The disciplining of a vixen") by [[Nerina Ferreira]].
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] and adapted as a short play called '''''[[Kaatjie Word Makgemaak]]''''' (lit. "Kitten is  tamed") by an unnamed author. Typed text found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022, this was possibly a text for a student production.
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] and adapted as a short play called '''''[[Kaatjie Word Makgemaak]]''''' (lit. "Kitten is  tamed") by an unnamed author. Typed text found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022, this was possibly a text for a student production. Now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]]  ([[PARC]])  at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
 Adapted into modern English and then adapted for the deaf in 2024-2025 by teachers at the [[De La Bat School for the Deaf]].

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	https://maynardville.co.za/past-productions/		https://maynardville.co.za/past-productions/
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		+	http://www.desdawn.co.za/theatre-productions/

	Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 === Performance history in South Africa ===
-: Performed at the [[Chelsea Theatre]], directed by [[Dawn Lindberg]] with [[Michael McGovern]], [[Don McCorkindale]], [[Molly Seftel]] (as Kate), [[Des Lindberg]], [[Hugh Rouse]], [[Dawn Lindberg]] and others.
+: Performed at the [[Chelsea Theatre]], directed by [[Dawn Lindberg]] with [[Michael McGovern]], [[Don McCorkindale]], [[Molly Seftel]] (as Kate), [[Des Lindberg]], [[Hugh Rouse]], [[Dawn Lindberg]] and others. Also performed in Cape Town and Grahamstown.
 : Performed by [[C.A.T.]] in the [[Concert Hall]], [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1980, directed by [[Dawn Lindberg]], with [[Michael McGovern]], [[Molly Seftel]], [[Des Lindberg]], [[Roland Stafford]], [[Michael O'Brien]], [[Dawn Lindberg]].

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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_Me,_Kate		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_Me,_Kate
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		+	https://delabatskool.co.za/

	''[[Die Burger]]'', 19 May: in "Aktueel" p3[https://epublikasies.netwerk24.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=2de50421-74d1-4d60-be88-d53f1cc8d3b5]		''[[Die Burger]]'', 19 May: in "Aktueel" p3[https://epublikasies.netwerk24.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=2de50421-74d1-4d60-be88-d53f1cc8d3b5]

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 : Presented at [[Maynardville]] with an all-female cast. Directed by [[Tara Nottcutt]].
-: Performed in modern English by learners of the [[De La Bat School for the Blind]] in Worcester, as part of the annual ''[[Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa]]'' ([[SSFSA]]).
+: Performed in [[South African Sign Language]] by learners of the De La Bat School for the Deaf[https://delabatskool.co.za/] in Worcester, as part of the annual ''[[Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa]]'' ([[SSFSA]]).
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