audio: Taming of the Shrew - Peter O'Toole and Siân Phillips

[Fred420ist]

Thumbs up if you stayed and didn't need an actual video...

[tyrrath]

This play delayed the cause of women's liberation by at least a century.

[lovetheatre100]

I've learnt one thing never sit on the front row of the round theatre when watching a shakespeare play you get spit on by the actors, cheap seats.

[OperaJH]

Brighteyes - Peter O'Toole is ranked among the icons like Sir Lawrence Olivier; he is one of the greatest actors to ever cross the English stage. Listen to voice, enunciation, timbre, timing, emotion and presentation - how can any young actor today even come close? Peter O'Toole has alway been real., his own man. That he picks all sorts of movies is the desire of his older years, but each little nothing movie he is in, becomes elevated because of him. Very , very few actors can claim that.

[Brighteyes1ful]

One man i've never liked is pete o'toole a drunk and his acting leaves alot to be desired i'm sure that there are better actors??????????

[ThingsWeSaidToday]

my god it's that same voice, the one that taught me the meaning of the word "attractive". Peter O'Toole is without a doubt the greatest actor of all time.

[bookkeeper57]

We saw Burton and Taylor do this, and they were great. But I would love to watch these two together in a comedy like this one.

[bristolstomp]

is the entire play available in any format?

[ShakespeareAndMore]

I got this clip off an LP collection of Shakespeare plays, each play having one LP of edited excerpts. I believe it is the only available version of this production in any media.

[PrinceMishka]

@bristolstomp

there is a super famous (really good) 1967 version available online. I found it at BTJUNKIE.ORG which is a torrent site. Outside of torrents, you might want to check out hulu or one of those sites or netflix probably has the 1967 version.

[akidogirl]

OMG thank you so much..this oughtta help me in my exam!!

[enjoixander]

twangling jack! LOL!!!!!!!!!!

[fleurdelis19]

Maybe they each had different reasons for choosing the name. Perhaps Peter liked the name because it reminded him of Katharine Hepburn, who helped him get into movies and Sian liked it because it reminded her of the strong character from "Taming of the Shrew".

[AdArmand]

He's the most endearing genius of them all!

[Losrandiro]

He will not be disquiet! :)

[asacavanagh]

I Loved it, i could imagine every single bit of it in my mind as if i were watching it performed on a stage

[stilltryan]

Not too bad hearing his then wife's voice either! She too, was and is quite marvelous. Apparently they named their oldest daughter for this character.

[fleurdelis19]

I heard that their daughter was actually named for Katharine Hepburn.

[stilltryan]

Not according to Sian Phillips in her autobiography. I had always heard that she was named for Hepburn as well; but she says that they named her after "beautiful Kate" in Taming of the Shrew. She ought to know...

[hugh0221]

What is the name of Mr O'Toole's accent?

It sounds like some kind of Received Pronunciation.

[TIMUK]

He was born in Leeds to anglo/irish parents, and trained at RADA in the 50's, his 'working' mode of speech is an idyosincratic and highly effective melting pot of all those vocal influences.

[fleurdelis19]

Peter O'Toole saying 'super-dainty' is possibly one of the best things ever.

[sweedishwonder]

He just uses the language exceptionally

[diddeliduddi]

Fabulous! Amazing, discustingly beautiful

[WALRU11]

O' Toole rules! One of the finest prose interpreters in the English language. A giant from the Emerald Isle who has distinguished himself in both comedy and drama. A great voice, excellent wit, and wonderful wordsmith in his own right. Long live Peter O' Toole, he of the Freudian redundant name!

[nimium1955]

Did they ever play that together on stage? If so, it would have been something to see.

[bbxx44]

How nice to hear Peter's wonderful voice in this role.