Opera North's Kiss me Kate arrives in London

By David Karlin, 21 June 2018

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“De Lang is improbably watchable on stage even in the coddest of cod Shakespearean costumes”

Reviewed at The London Coliseum, London on 20 June 2018

Porter, Kiss me, Kate

Opera North

James Holmes, Conductor

Jo Davies, Director

Colin Richmond, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Quirijn de Lang, Fred Graham / Petruchio

Stephanie Corley, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine

Zoë Rainey, Lois Lane / Bianca

Alan Burkitt, Bill Calhoun / Lucentio

Jack Wilcox, Hortensio

Piers Bate, Gremio

Aiesha Pease, Hattie

Stephane Anelli, Paul

Joseph Shovelton, Gunman 1

John Savournin, Gunman 2

James Hayes, Harry Trevor / Baptista

Malcolm Ridley, Harrison Howell

Adam Tench, Nathaniel

Will Tuckett, Choreography

Chorus of Opera North

Orchestra of Opera North

Edward Goggin, Revival Director

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Brush up your Shakespeare: Opera North's Kiss me Kate arrives in London