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Title: WHAT PLAY IS THIS?
Review: This is literally a depressing production. What would make anyone think there was humor in an English Quaker muted-toned Taming of the Shrew? Cleese could have done a lot with some imagination but apparently the powers-that-be set out to completely kill any comedy in his performance. The casting of Kate was a mistake she was too old and unlikeable for the part and if he had clobbered her at least it would have put some life in the show. This is supposed to be ribald comedy, that's how the BARD wrote it and what he wrote was funny but you wouldn't know it from the way they just rattle off the dialogue. This production has no energy nor creativity and is not worth purchasing.
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