Monday
10th November 2003
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Former
star of Eastenders Ross Kemp plays a classic role in Shakespeare's
The Taming of the Shrew. |
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After
the success of The Tempest with Richard Briars last year, this new
production of one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, stars Ross
Kemp and Nichola McAuliffe as Shakespeare's most explosive couples.
Petruchio, the
flamboyant, brash adventurer in search of a wife and her dowry and
Katharina, 'the shrew', wilful, funny and viciously bad-tempered.
The Taming of the Shrew is the second of three collaborations between
Theatre Royal Plymouth and Malvern Theatres.
This is
probably the most famous play ever written about the battle of the
sexes and has been the basis for many musicals and films including
Kiss Me Kate and The Boys from Syracuse.
Shakespeare sorted
Ross Kemp is probably best known for his local hard-man character,
Grant Mitchell in Eastenders and more recently for ITV's Ultimate
Force.
This is his first major Shakespearean role and he was "honoured"
to be asked to play this lead role, remarking, "it is a great
challenge and one not to shy away from, it is a great play and I am
loving every minute of it".
Nichola
McAuliffe arrives from the stage of the London Palladium where she
recently starred in the spectacular musical, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Her television credits include Surgical Spirit and Pig in the Middle.
The rocky
road to Petruchio's and Katharina's eventual union is littered with
some of Shakespeare's funniest characters and most barbed wit.
Full of action and intrigue, the play's joyful conclusion has been
the subject of much heated debate since it was first written and over
400 years later, is still guaranteed to spark lively debates.
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