"Where two raging fires meet together, they do consume the thing that feeds their fury..."

One of Shakespeare's funniest, smartest but also most eyebrow-raising and slight head-tilting plays, The Taming of the Shrew has been one of the Bard's most hotly discussed and debated plays for centuries. And now the deliciously weird and wonderful Manawatu theatre community is weighing in.

Following the escapades and folly in trying to find a husband for one of Shakespeare's meanest, argumentative, hostile and therefore most iconic women, this commentary on the roles we're made to play in the world is getting a decadent, uplifting, insightful and positively bewitching showcase - celebrating the strength of Shakespeare's words and transforming the outdated values, this production begs the question -

Is willingly choosing to give up power, choice and authority and submitting to a higher control a form of empowerment and autonomy in and of itself?