"Petruccio" redirects here. For other uses, see Petruccio (disambiguation).
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Fictional character
Petruchio
The Taming of the Shrew character
Petruchio (Kevin Black) in his wedding outfit, in a Carmel Shakespeare Festival production at the outdoor Forest Theater in Carmel, CA, Oct. 2003
Created by
William Shakespeare
Portrayed by
Arthur V. Johnson (silent, 1908) Douglas Fairbanks ("talkie", 1929) Alfred Lunt (stage, 1935) Stanley Baker (TV, 1952) Peter O'Toole (stage, 1960) Richard Burton (film, 1967) Raul Julia (stage, 1978) John Cleese (stage, (tv, 1980) Timothy Dalton (stage, 1986) Morgan Freeman (stage, 1990) Neri Marcorè (Italian film, 2004) Rufus Sewell (TV, 2005) David Caves (stage, 2012)
Danny Smith (stage, 2018)
Petruchio (/pɪˈtruːkioʊ,-tʃioʊ/pih-TROO-kee-oh, -chee-oh; an anglicisation of the Italian name Petruccio, pronounced[peˈtruttʃo]) is the male protagonist in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (c. 1590–1594).
Petruchio (/pɪˈtruːkioʊ, -tʃioʊ/ pih-TROO-kee-oh, -chee-oh; an anglicisation of the Italian name Petruccio, pronounced [peˈtruttʃo]) is the male protagonist...
servant of Petruchio Nathaniel – servant of Petruchio Joseph – servant of Petruchio Peter – servant of Petruchio Nicholas – servant of Petruchio Philip –...
and the Chorus. In addition, the play contains two ghost characters (Petruchio and Valentine) and an unseen character (Rosaline). Prince Escalus, the...
Catharine and Petruchio is a reworking of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew by British playwright and actor David Garrick. It was written...
the eighteenth century, with David Garrick's adaptation Catharine and Petruchio dominating the stage. After over two hundred years without a performance...
1908, starring Florence Lawrence as Katherina and Arthur V. Johnson as Petruchio. The blurb for the film stated "if we could see ourselves as others see...
Sewell prefers "cravat-less" roles in modern pieces, such as the role of Petruchio in the BBC's 2005 version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. This...
of his lines. Instead of introducing himself by saying, "Madame, I am Petruchio Pandolfo", he stammered, "Madame, I am Pondolfio Pet—Pedolfio Pat—Pantuchio...
Hermine Reuss of Greiz), set for a 2016 release. In 2016, McTeer played Petruchio in the New York Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park all-female production...
Feste (Twelfth Night). On stage, he has portrayed Romeo, Hamlet, Brutus, Petruchio, Richard III, and others. Lesser is a frequent radio contributor and played...
Silent Witness cast, he was known as a stage actor, having impressed as Petruchio in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2012 touring production of The Taming...
Bianca's hand in marriage, one of her suitors Hortensio gets his friend Petruchio, who is willing enough, to marry Kate so that Bianca would be allowed...
In 2016, Gadiot went back to the theater and played the lead role of Petruchio in William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew at the Harman Center...
TV special Peter Cook and Co. in 1980. In the same year, Cleese played Petruchio, in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew in the BBC Television Shakespeare...
Theater and Highlander: The Series. Singer is active in theater and played Petruchio in the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) production of Shakespeare's...
where a teacher inspired him to try acting. In the lower sixth, he played Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, a role he later played with the Royal Shakespeare...
Scapino (ca. 1970), which he co-adapted with Frank Dunlop, and played Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew. His other UK credits include The Card (1973)...
Best Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries for his performance as Petruchio in the CBC Presents the Stratford Festival adaptation of The Taming of...
returned in 1981 to lead the company as Prospero, Coriolanus, Brutus, and Petruchio.[citation needed] Cariou also became a lead actor at the Tyrone Guthrie...
Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Fred Graham / Petruchio in the Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate (2000). His other Tony-nominated...