“At least I have
sex”! Ok, so that’s one of my favourite lines from this whimsical, Bollywood
take on the classic Taming of the Shrew. This rendition, a Bollywood-inspired
cabaret, with a strong storyline, subtle yet relevant societal messaging,
and great humour merged with singing and dancing – was one hell of a play.
The play depicts the courtship of Petruchio, an Indian Prince who needs money and
likes a challenge, and Katherine, a headstrong “shrew” (lovely lady) who runs her
successful, Chinese family money-lending (laundering) business. Initially
unwilling, Katherine is eventually won over by Petruchio through a series of
psychological torments, until finally, Katherine becomes the obedient bride.
This version of Taming
of the Shew was adapted for
Bollywood by local writer Gavin Yap. He craft-fully rewrote the story, removing
select characters, adding others, to firmly tell the tale with a spark. “Even
though this is a comedy, I do want to play around with different genres to make
the show funny, crazy, surreal and demented as we can get away with” explained Yap,
a veteran writer
Orchan handled all
the publicity, reviews for this show, as well as profiling members of the cast pre-performance.
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| Taming Cast |
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| Taming of the Shrew Poster |
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| Vision Kl June 2010 |
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| Laughs a-plenty with The Shrew by New Straits Times |
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| A Bolly Good Time by The StarTwo |
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| Taming of the Shrew by Her World |
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| Taming of the Shrew by Faces |
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| Taming of the Shrew by Time Out KL |
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| The Bard & Bollywood by Harpers Bazaar |
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| Hot, but lacking Masala by Malay Mail |
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| A re-taming of the shrew by New Straits Times |
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| Taming of the Shrew by Hello |
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