Thus Then, In Brief

Ben Brantley gave a few lines to Taming and Twelfth Night in a preview of the 2007 London theatre scene, mentioning specifically Dugald Bruce-Lockhart and Simon Scardifield's characterizations of Petruchio and Kate, respectively.

Directory: The Taming of the Shrew

PREVIEWS

Twelfth Night – The Taming of the Shrew
Piccolo Teatro, 05/2007
La compagnia Proppeller al Piccolo Teatro Grassi di Milano in scena dal 23 maggio preview
Teatrionline.com, Paolo Grassi, 05/11/2007

REVIEWS

The Taming of the Shrew
BritishTheatreGuide.com, Peter Wood, 2006
The unpalatable made bearable – with great joy and pain
Reviewsgate.com, Ron Dungate, 11/07/2006
The Taming of the Shrew
BritishTheatreGuide.com, Philip Fisher, 01/2007
Hairy-chested Kate is a match for any man
London Evening Standard, Valerie Potter, 01/23/2007
Strikingly revelatory performances, right across the Bard
The Australian, Victoria Laurie, 02/27/2007
Propeller’s men tame the shrew
The West Australian, Ron Banks, 02/28/2007
In the Company of Men
The Village Voice, Alexis Soloski, 03/20/2007
Be it Padua or Illyria, Boys Will Be Boisturous
The New York Times, Ben Brantley, 03/20/2007
Propeller’s “Shrew” Triumphs
The New York Sun, Eric Grode, 03/21/2007
http://www.citylife.co.uk/theatre_dance/reviews/10602_taming_of_the_shrew___the_lowry
CityLife, Kevin Bourke, 04/19/2007
Taming of the Shrew
Daily Info (Oxford), Susie Cogan, 05/16/2007

INTERVIEWS

In the company of men: Twelfth Night and The Taming of the Shrew (Simon Scardifield, Chris Myles, Jon Trenchard)
TimeOut London, Jane Edwardes, 01/08/2007
The Big Interview: Edward Hall
Official London Theatre Guide, 01/24/2007
Turn of the Shrew (Ed Hall)
TimeOut New York, Adam Feldman, 03/15/2007
Play’s leading lady is a man! (Simon Scardifield)

This is Lancashire, Caroline Dutton, 04/16/2007

ARTICLES

The Bard as you like it
Perth Now, Vicki Brett, 02/17/2007
Takeaways Part 2: Masculine/Feminine
PajamasMedia.com, Ron Rosenbaum, 03/25/2007

PROGRAMS

Propeller: Shakespeare’s Comedies
Perth international Arts Festival, 02-03/2007

EDUCATION

The Taming of the Shrew/Twelfth Night Education Pack
Propeller Theatre Company, 2007

AWARDS

Nominees for Drama Desk Awards Announced; LoveMusik Garners 12 Noms
Playbill.com, Andrew Gans and Zachary Pincus-Roth, 04/26/2007
2007 Obie Award Winners Announced
Broadway.com, 06/08/2007

Who's Who and What's What in Taming

This is London gives a bare-bones take on Taming, pointing out that "Tony Bell and Jason Baughan once again turn in hilarious supporting performances."

The Tamer of Taming

TimeOut NY interviews Ed Hall on The Taming of the Shrew.

Featuring Noodles

And here's Taming:

Oxford Gets Tamed

Oxford's Daily Info gives another rave to the boys, and Jon Trenchard gets singled out for his 'beautifully simpering Bianca" and "fantastic voice."

Propeller en Espanol

Feel like brushing up on that Spanish you took in high school? Here's a preview of Taming from when they took it to Spain last year.

Down Under with Dugald and Tam

While in Australia, Dugald Bruce-Lockhart and Tam Williams gave an interview to RTRfm Morning Magazine. The boys chatted a bit about the current productions and the dangers of forgetting sunscreen.

Donning The Skirt

Time Out talks to Jon Trenchard, Simon Scardifield and Chris Myles on how it feels to tackle the female roles in Shakespeare.

Wish You Caught Them in Australia?

Well, now you can read the program and pretend you did.

It includes an interesting interview with Simon Scardifield and pictures you don't usually see.

Interview with Simon Scardifield on playing Katherine

This is Lancashire has an interview with Simon Scardifield on touring and Taming.

Old Vic Video #6- End of the Run

Old Vic Video #5- Backstage

Old Vic Video #4- Press Night

Old Vic Video #3- Rehearsals

Old Vic Video #2- Rehearsals

Old Vic Video #1- Rehearsals

The Old Vic provided backstage video blogs of Propeller's run. Now, we have them for you!

Some News From the Road

Manchester Evening News looks at The Taming of the Shrew.

Propeller Nominated for Two Drama Desk Awards

Propeller's production of The Taming of the Shrew received nods for Outstanding Music in a Play and Best Revival of a Play.

Full nominations can be found here.

Congratulations!

BAM's Talk Back

Ron Ronsenbaum comments on Ed Hall's BAM talk-back.