Taming Who?
Author(s):
Darren Raymond
Company:
Intermission Youth
This fast-paced Shakespeare remix interweaves 400-year-old verse with new dialogue to give fresh relevance, challenges gender stereotypes presented in Shakespeare’s original and explores identity and coming of age through the lens of youth culture in London today.
Petruchio is studying at university and loving London life. An unexpected call from Mum, beckoning him back home to Nigeria, requires him to think on his feet and fast. What could he say to make her change her mind? “Mum I’m married!”.
Overjoyed by this news, Mum agrees to let him stay and announces her arrival in London—in 3 days—to meet her….. Mortified, Petruchio needs to find a wife, and fast!
