2012 Theatre Season in Rehearsal - Shakespeare's Globe

Shakespeare’s Globe announces full cast of The Taming of the Shrew and 2012
theatre season The Play’s The Thing kicks off with Henry V on 7 June
15 May 2012
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the full cast for Shakespeare’s most outrageous comedy, The
Taming of the Shrew, joining Samantha Spiro and Simon Paisley Day as Katherina and Petruchio.
In addition, having opened in Liverpool and delighted audiences around the UK, Henry V is on the
final leg of its tour prior to closing the Globe to Globe festival and opening the 2012 theatre season,
The Play’s The Thing, with previews from 7 June.
Previewing from 23 June, The Taming of the Shrew is directed by Toby Frow, and sees Samantha
Spiro as Katherina, following her recent performance in Filumena at the Almeida. Her extensive stage
credits include Chicken Soup with Barley (Royal Court), her Olivier Award-winning performance in
Hello Dolly (Regent’s Park), Twelfth Night and Merrily We Roll Along, for which she earned her first
Olivier win (Donmar/West End). Simon Paisley Day will play Petruchio, with recent theatre credits
including Malvolio in Twelfth Night (National Theatre), Private Lives (Vaudeville Theatre and on
Broadway) and The Ugly One (Royal Court). Television credits include Doc Martin, Sherlock, Hustle
and Being Human.
Jamie Parker is playing Henry V to much regional acclaim on tour, having performed as Prince Hal in
both critically acclaimed productions of Henry IV Part 1 and 2 at the Globe. Parker was an original cast
member of The History Boys (National Theatre), performing in the London, world tour and Broadway
productions as well as the film. Dominic Dromgoole, Artistic Director of the Globe has directed Henry
V, joined by the 2010 creative team behind Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Jonathan Fensom and Claire Van
Kampen. Once completing its tour, the production will be re-worked before opening at the Globe on 7
June as the first production in the 2012 Theatre Season.
Returning to the Globe in the cast of The Taming of the Shrew are Michael Bertenshaw (Anne
Boleyn and Henry VIII) as Gremio, Pearce Quigley (Doctor Faustus) as Grumio, Joseph Timms
(Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and Bedlam) as Lucentio and Helen Weir (The Globe Mysteries and Much
Ado About Nothing) as the Widow. Sarah MacRae (Much Ado About Nothing at Wyndham’s) will play
Bianca and Pip Donaghy will play Baptista Minola (Hamlet at the Young Vic). Joining them are Tom
Anderson, David Beames, Jamie Beamish, Patrick Driver, Tom Godwin, Christopher Keegan
and Rick Warden.

Jamie Parker as Henry V is joined by Brid Brennan (The Veil at National Theatre and Philadelphia
Here I Come at Gaiety Theatre), and Globe regulars Nigel Cooke (Doctor Faustus) as Exeter, Sam
Cox (Anne Boleyn, All’s Well That Ends Well and Henry VIII) as the blustery Pistol, Paul Rider (Henry
IV Parts 1 and 2, and Love’s Labour’s Lost) as Bardolph, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Duke
of Burgundy, and David Hargreaves (The Globe Mysteries) as the French King, Nym and Erpingham.
Completing the cast of Henry V are Graham Butler, Giles Cooper, Matthew Flynn, Beruce Khan,
James Lailey, Brendan O’Hea Olivia Ross, Chris Starkie, Lisa Stevenson and Roger Watkins.
Press Night for Henry V is on Wednesday 13 June 2012
Press Night for The Taming of the Shrew is on Wednesday 4 July 2012
ENDS
For further information contact:
Julia Hallawell, Press & PR Manager:
0207 902 1491 or Julia.h@shakespearesglobe.com
Rebecca Storey, Senior Press & PR Officer: 0207 902 1492 or
Rebecca.s@shakespearesglobe.com
Listings Information for Henry V
Henry V by William Shakespeare
Produced by Shakespeare's Globe in association with Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse
Directed by Dominic Dromgoole
Designed by Jonathan Fensom
Composed by Claire Van Kampen
From 7 June to 26 August
Cast
Brid Brennan – Chorus/Queen Isabel
Graham Butler – Duke of Bourbon/Alexander Court
Nigel Cooke – Duke of Exeter
Giles Cooper – Montjoy/Monsieur le Fer/Sir Thomas Grey
Sam Cox – Pistol
Kurt Egyiawan – Louis the Dauphin/Lord Scroop
Matthew Flynn – Captain Gower
David Hargreaves – King of France/Nym/Sir Thomas Erpingham
Beruce Khan – John Bates/Duke of York
James Lailey – Earl of Westmoreland/Captain Macmorris
Brendan O’Hea – Captain Fluellen/Bishop of Ely
Jamie Parker – King Henry V
Paul Rider – Bardolph/Archbishop of Canterbury/Duke of Burgundy
Olivia Ross – Princess Katherine/Boy
Chris Starkie – Michael Williams/Earl of Cambridge/Duke of Orleans/Captain Jamy
Lisa Stevenson – Hostess Quickly/Alice
Roger Watkins – Constable of France/Governor of Harfleur
Listings Information for The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

Directed by Toby Frow
Designed by Mike Britton
From 23 June to 13 October
Cast
Tom Anderson – Curtis
David Beames – Vincentio/Tailor
Jamie Beamish – Tranio
Michael Bertenshaw – Gremio
Simon Paisley Day – Petruchio
Pip Donaghy – Baptista Minola
Patrick Driver – Pedant
Tom Godwin – Bionello
Christopher Keegan – Nathaniel/Servant
Sarah MacRae – Bianca
Pearce Quigley – Grumio
Samantha Spiro – Katherina
Joseph Timms – Lucentio
Rick Warden – Hortensio
Helen Weir - Widow
SEASON LISTINGS INFORMATION
Richard III by William Shakespeare
Produced by Shakespeare’s Globe, Sonia Friedman Productions and Shakespeare Road
Directed by Tim Carroll, designed by Jenny Tiramani, music by Claire van Kampen, with Mark Rylance
as Richard III
From 14 July to 13 October
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Produced by Shakespeare’s Globe, Sonia Friedman Productions and Shakespeare Road
Directed by Tim Carroll, designed by Jenny Tiramani, music by Claire van Kampen, with Mark Rylance
as Olivia
From 22 September to 14 October
EDITORS NOTES
Globe Exhibition and Tour is open all year round. For more information visit
www.shakespearesglobe.com/exhibition
2012 Shakespeare’s Globe will present Globe to Globe, a multi-lingual Shakespeare festival
to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games. Over the course of six weeks,
starting on 21 April 2012, all of Shakespeare’s 37 plays will be performed in a different
language, by different companies from around the world.
Indoor Jacobean Theatre: Shakespeare’s Globe is currently fundraising to build an indoor
Jacobean theatre, opening in 2013. For further information please visit
www.shakespearesglobe.com/indoorjacobeantheatre
Globe on Tour: The Globe’s productions tour the UK, Europe and America and the Globe is
currently developing its touring schedule, as well as screening productions in cinemas. For
more information www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/on-tour
Globe Education presents a programme of workshops, lectures, events and staged readings
all year round. For more information this programme of events call Globe Education 020 7902
1438 or visit www.shakespearesglobe.com/education
Globe Shop stocks a variety of products, including theatre season specific merchandise.
Shakespeare's Globe is a registered charity and all profits from sales go towards supporting
our educational mission. Items can be bought at the onsite shop or online at
www.shakespearesglobe.com/shop

Swan at the Globe bar and restaurant is open all year round. For reservations please call 020
7928 9444. www.loveswan.co.uk
The Shakespeare Globe Trust is a registered charity No.266916. Shakespeare’s Globe
receives no public subsidy.