- to - video ▁production ▁played ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁bare ▁Elizabeth an ▁stage ▁mode led ▁after ▁the ▁Glo be ▁Theatre . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁called ▁Shakespeare ▁in ▁Performance , ▁which ▁produced ▁adapt ations ▁using ▁relatively ▁complete ▁texts ▁intended ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁educational ▁tools ▁in ▁schools , ▁with ▁the ▁primary ▁aim ▁being ▁to ▁show ▁how ▁the ▁plays ▁would ▁have ▁looked ▁when ▁originally ▁performed . ▁The ▁production ▁star red ▁Kar en ▁Austin ▁and ▁Frank lyn ▁Se ales . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁Other ▁film ▁versions ▁( which ▁are ▁loose ▁adapt ations ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁straight ▁transl ations ▁from ▁stage ▁to ▁screen ) ▁include : ▁ ▁T aming ▁Mrs . ▁Sh rew ▁( 1 9 1 2 ); ▁director ▁and ▁cast ▁unknown ; ▁sets ▁the ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁contemporary ▁milieu ▁as ▁a ▁husband ▁tries ▁to ▁t ame ▁his ▁nag ging ▁wife . ▁ ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew d ▁( 1 9 1 2 ); ▁directed ▁by ▁Harry ▁A . ▁Pol l ard , ▁st arring ▁Norm a ▁She ar er ▁and ▁Regin ald ▁Den ny ; ▁again ▁sets ▁the ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁contemporary ▁milieu ▁as ▁a ▁husband ▁attempts ▁to ▁cur tail ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁attend ance ▁of ▁local ▁suff ra get te ▁meet ings ▁by ▁pret ending ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁affair . ▁ ▁The ▁Iron ▁St rain ▁( 1 9 1 5 ); ▁written ▁by ▁C . ▁Gard ner ▁S ull ivan , ▁directed ▁by ▁Regin ald ▁B ark er , ▁st arring ▁En id ▁Mar key ▁and