Courtship or conquest? The breaking down of a defiant spirit - or a breakthrough that liberates a heart deprived of love? Will you ever see a battle of wills that's fiercer or funnier - or more hotly controversial?

By William Shakespeare
Directed for the Stage by Chris Abraham
Directed for Film by Barry Avrich
Designer - Julie Fox
Lighting Designer - Kimberly Purtell
Composer and Sound Designer - Thomas Ryder Payne
Fight Director - John Stead

Peter Hutt as Baptista Minola, a rich citizen of Padua
Deborah Hay as Katherina, his elder daughter
Sarah Afful as Bianca, his younger daughter
Ben Carlson as Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona
Brian Tree as Grumio, his groom
Mike Shara as Hortensio, Petruchio’s friend, suitor to Bianca
Cyrus Lane as Lucentio, a gentleman of Pisa, suitor to Bianca
Tom Rooney as Tranio, Lucentio’s servant
Gordon S. Miller as Biondello, Lucentio’s servant
Michael Spencer-Davis as Gremio, a rich old man, suitor to Bianca
Robert King as Vincentio, Lucentio’s father
John Kirkpatrick as Pedant, from Mantua
Sarah Orenstein as Widow, Hortensio’s wife
Brad Rudy as Curtis, Petruchio’s steward
Thomas Olajide as Nathaniel, Petruchio’s servant
John Kirkpatrick as Philip, Petruchio’s servant
Derek Moran as Joseph, Petruchio’s servant
Xuan Fraser as Nicholas, Petruchio’s servant
Robert King as Peter, Petruchio’s servant
Andrew Robinson as Gregory, Petruchio’s servant
Josue Laboucane as Sugarsop, Petruchio’s servant
Sanjay Talwar as Tailor
Sarah Afful as Player
Ijeoma Emesowum as Player
Xuan Fraser as Player
Deborah Hay as Player
Peter Hutt as Player
Robert King as Player
John Kirkpatrick as Player
Josue Laboucane as Player
Cyrus Lane as Player
Ayrin Mackie as Player
Gordon S. Miller as Player
Jennifer Mogbock as Player
Derek Moran as Player
Thomas Olajide as Player
Andrew Robinson as Player
Tom Rooney as Player
Brad Rudy as Player
Mike Shara as Player
Sanjay Talwar as Player
Brian Tree as Player
Ben Carlson as Christopher Sly

Assistant Director - Charlotte Gowdy
Assistant Set Designer - Nancy Anne Perrin
Assistant Costume Designer - Mary-Jo Carter Dodd
Assistant Lighting Designer - Tristan Tidswell
Associate Fight Director - Geoff Scovell
Fight Captain - Brad Rudy
Stage Manager - Bona Duncan
Assistant Stage Manager - Holly Korhonen
Assistant Stage Manager - Elizabeth McDermott
Assistant Stage Manager - Anne Murphy
Production Assistant - Katherine Dermott
Production Stage Manager - Margaret Palmer
Technical Director - Jeff Scollon