Shakespeare: Taming ot Shrew (Age 12+)

Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew Lucentio is determined to win the beautiful Bianca’s hand in marriage. When her father declares that it will only happen once her older sister Katharina is wedded, the competition to mould the fiercely independent Katharina into obedient wifely material begins. The front runner is larger-than-life Petruchio. But with Katharina as proud as she is, it’s going to take shocking levels of coercion to win her as his bride. Cue an explosive battle of the sexes in this electrically charged love story and vicious comedy about misogyny and manipulation. “For I am born to tame you, Kate, And bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate Comfortable as other household Kates.” These courses have been running since March 2022, so from September 2025 we're alternating between continuing to explore the complete canon and reprising favourites from three years ago so that new participants get to enjoy the most famous plays. These practical and playful sessions explore Shakespeare’s timeless works. Running the gamut of human experience from tragic to comic, you’ll get to perform speeches and scenes, explore stories and history, and discuss the profound questions posed by a writer who might just be both the greatest and most popular of all time. Sessions are taught by professional actor Charlie Sturgeon, 2018 MA Acting (Classical) graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, leading man of the Australian Shakespeare Company 2013-17 and of course host of our own improv and chatterbox courses.