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Photographs by Paul Dunn
'And woo her when she comes' - Petruchio
Taming of the Shrew
Grantley McDonald.
The Merchant of
Venice
'Hang him up, says the Duke!'
- Crab with his dog
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Set in the National Trust's glorious Italianate mansion,
Labassa, performers from the Melbourne Shakespeare
Festival Group (
Margaret Meyers, Jason Freddi),
with master theorbo player
Samantha Cohen and
renowned baritone,
Grantley McDonald, bring to life
the music, songs and settings of Northern Italy as
created by
William Shakespeare.

Program devised and narrated by Paul Roebuck,
Co-produced by
SHAKESPEARE INK and MUSICA
INTIMA
(link)

Performances at Labassa, 19 and 20 October 2002
Tickets $28 adult, $24 concession and National Trust
members
Samantha Cohen
'For thou art pleasant, gamesome,
passing courteous...'  - Petruchio
Taming of the Shrew
'What lady is that which doth enrich the
hand of yonder knight?'  - Romeo
Romeo and Juliet
'So sweet was ne'er so fatal' - Othello