Royal Shakespeare Company special: Michael Fentiman on The Taming of the Shrew (2/2)

25th February 2014

The Taming of the Shrew
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DIRECTOR’S TALK: MICHAEL FENTIMAN (2/2)

The director of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production of First Encounter: The Taming of the Shrew in conversation with RSC Events Coordinator Nicky Cox. This production is a shortened version of the Shakespeare play aimed at young people and schools. He discusses the way it has been edited, the techniques he has used to make the story and setting more accessible to young people and what he thinks can make Shakespeare exciting and relevant today. With Q&A. Recorded in the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7 February 2014.