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An engaging synopsis for students and teachers, created by writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
Suitable for: Secondary, 16-19
Schools' synopsis
How do we know when The Taming of the Shrew was written? And what sources and stories influenced Shakespeare when he wrote it? Performance history expert Rebecca Brown presents the evidence.
Dating the playShakespeare's sources
Performance history expert Rebecca Brown guides us through the stage history of The Taming of the Shrew from the time Shakespeare wrote it to the present day.
Stage historyRSC productions 1960 - 2008
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