Betty Winbolt

It is with sadness that we have learnt that Betty Winbolt has died at the age of 94. Betty was the founder member of BSP and together with her husband Ted ran the company until 1993. Betty directed the first fifteen of our Shakespeare productions and was instrumental in the setting up of the company. She encouraged many actors to take to the stage and without her hard work and dedication there would be no BSP today.

Summer 2019

We are very pleased to announce that Leo Smith and Jon-Michael Lindsey will be directing a double bill of Shakespeare’s comedy and John Flecher’s “sequel”.

Characters

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

Katherina, the Shrew

Bianca, her younger sister

Baptista Minola, her father

Petruchio

Lucentio, (pretends to be Cambio)

Hortensio, (pretends to be Litio)

Gremio a rich old man

Grumio, Petruchio’s personal servant

Tranio, Lucentio’s personal servant (pretends to be Lucentio)

Biondello, Lucentio’s second servant

Curtis, Nathaniel, Petruchio’s servants.

Vincentio, Lucentio’s father

Merchant, (pretends to be Vincentio)

Widow, in love with Hortensio

Tailor / Servant

THE TAMER TAMED

Petruchio

Maria, Petruchio’s second wife

Livia, Maria’s sister

Petronius, Maria’s father

Rowland, in love with Livia

Gremio, suitor to Livia

Tranio, a gentleman

Bianca, sister to Petruchio’s late wife

Hortensio, Petruchio’s friend

Grumio, Petruchio’s groom

Peter, Petruchio’s servant

A Doctor

Peter & First Watch

Dr & Second Watch

The Wives

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