Kiss Me, Kate follows a theatre company staging a musical version of Shakespeare’s *The Taming of the Shrew*, where the drama on stage mirrors the tensions behind the scenes. Divorced performers Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi clash as former feelings resurface, while a young couple navigate their own romantic complications. Packed with wit, romance, and classic Cole Porter songs, the musical blends comedy, chaos, and showbusiness charm.
Creative team
- Pat Donovan Director
- Jack M. G. Henly Musical Director
- Barbara Wheeler Choreographer
- Enid Hogden Assistant Producer
- Esme Weight Chorus Mistress
- Peter Davidson Stage Director
Principal cast
- Deryck Johnstone Fred Graham / Petruchio
- Enid Hogden Lilli Vanessi / Katherine
- Raymond Dance Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
- Barbara Wheeler Lois Lane / Bianca
- Esme Weight Hattie
- Denis Reynolds Harry Trevor
- Eric H Walter Ralph
- David Lilley Paul
- Les Morris First Man
- Oliver Young Second Man
- Don Young Harrison Howell
- Graham Haines Gremio
- George Hicks Hortensio
Ensemble
Jean Chivers, Dulcie Dunne, Olive Eggleton, Violet Field, Ann Fletcher, Connie Harman, Beryl Jones, Monica Moss, Betty Oldland, Everald Poole, Anne Young, Carol Rawlins, Betty Symonds, Margaret Weightman, Brenda Wozencroft, Lee Edwards, Kenneth Head, Clifford Winslow, John Purdy, Don Rice, Peter Smith, Tony Selwood, Fred Stroud, Chris Viveash, Ron Williams, Valerie Andrews, Patricia Bennett, Beryl Elliott, Anne Maguire, Sheila Newman, Wendy Smith, Christine Tanner, Glynis Wall, Barrie Cooper, Alan Hogden