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  • Venue Barbican Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 14 September 2024
  • Running time 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 10+

Get your tickets for Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican Theatre

Experience Cole Porter’s joyous Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate, in a lavish new revival filled with sparkling wit, gun-toting gangsters, sparring actors, romantic entanglements, and incredible dancing!

Featuring a company of 50 and a full orchestra, relish Cole Porter’s hit score with show-stopping numbers like Too Darn Hot, Another Op’nin’ Another Show, Dick or Harry, So In Love, and Brush Up Your Shakespeare.

From the producers of Anything Goes, and the director of Broadway classics The King & I and My Fair Lady, get ready for a joyous mix of laughter, romance, and spectacular performances in this irresistible show.

A fabulous cast includes legendary Broadway star Stephanie J. Block, TV favourite Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty), Charlie Stemp (Crazy For You), Georgina Onuorah (The Wizard of Oz), Nigel Lindsay (The Capture), Hammed Animashaun (The Wheel of Time) and Peter Davison (Doctor Who).

Kiss Me, Kate runs from 4 June to 14 September 2024 at the Barbican Theatre London.

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Step into the delightful chaos of Kiss Me, Kate, where sparks fly both on and off stage!

Follow theatre actors Lilli Vanessi and her ex-husband Fred Graham as they clash while performing as Katherine and Petruchio in a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Amidst their personal turmoil, a pair of bumbling gangsters add to the mayhem, trying to collect a gambling debt from Bill Calhoun, who plays Lucentio. Expect a whirlwind of comedy, romance, and toe-tapping music in this unforgettable show.

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Stars and Creatives

Stephanie J. Block
Stephanie J. Block
Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar
Hammed Animashaun
Hammed Animashaun
Peter Davison
Peter Davison

Who is in the cast of Kiss Me, Kate?

Stephanie J. Block as Lilli Vanessi / Katharine, Adrian Dunbar as Fred Graham / Petruchio.

Charlie Stemp as Bill Calhoun, Georgina Onuorah as Lois Lane / Bianca, Hammed Animashaun as Singing Gangster, Nigel Lindsay as Singing Gangster and Peter Davison as the General.

Josie Benson as Hattie, Jack Butterworth as Paul, Jude Owusu as Harry Trevor/Baptista, Carl Au as Hortensio/Ensemble, Jordan Crouch as Gremio/Ensemble, Gary Milner as Ralph/Ensemble, James Hume as Pops/Ensemble.

The full ensemble comprises, Alisha Capon, Shani Cantor, Maya de Faria, Amelia Kinu Muus, Jacqui Jameson, Lucas Koch, Alex Lodge, Nell Martin, Anna McGarahan, John Stacey and Harrison Wilde. Swings are Robin Kent, Barry Drummond, Emily Goodenough and Maddie Harper.

Who are the creative team of Kiss Me, Kate?

Written by Bella and Samuel Spewack, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter.

Directed by Bartlett Sher.

Choreography by Anthony Van Laast, set design by Michael Yeargan, costume design by Catherine Zuber, lighting design by Donald Holder, sound design by Adam Fisher, and musical supervision by Stephen Ridley.

Important Notes

Access Performances: Audio Described: Wednesday 17 July, 7.30pm (Touch Tour 5.30pm) and Saturday 10 August, 2.30pm (Touch Tour 12.30pm); Captioned: Wednesday 24 July, 7.30pm and Saturday 17 August, 2.30pm; BSL interpreted: Wednesday 31 July, 7.30pm and Saturday 24 August, 2.30pm

Venue Information

Barbican Theatre , Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS

Nearest Tube or Train: Barbican (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City)

Nearest Buses: (Beech Street) 76, 153; (City Road) 21, 43, 141, 205, 214, 271

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Critics' reviews of Kiss Me, Kate

★★★★ "Huge fun" - The Times

★★★★ "A sizzling summer hit" - Telegraph

★★★★ "A tremendous performance from Broadway star Stephanie Block" - TimeOut

★★★★ "Sparkling... a great deal of fun" - Financial Times

★★★★ "Glorious" - The Guardian

★★★★ "A supremely silly evening of summer escapism" - The Independent

★★★★ "Dunbar has a gloriously easy charisma" - i News

★★★★ "It’s a gas gas gas" - Express

Also see: Kiss Me, Kate Reviews Round-up

Frequently Asked Questions

Kiss Me, Kate is playing at the Barbican Theatre in London
The running time of Kiss Me, Kate is 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval)
The age recommendations for Kiss Me, Kate are: 10+
Yes, Kiss Me, Kate has matinee performances on the following days: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
The musical numbers in Kiss Me, Kate are:

ACT 1

Overture - Orchestra
Another Op'nin', Another Show - Hattie And Company
Why Can't You Behave? - Lois Lane and Bill Calhoun
Wunderbar - Lilli Vanessi and Fred Graham
So In Love - Lilli Vanessi
We Open In Venice - Katharine, Petruchio, Bianca And Lucentio
Tom, Dick Or Harry - Bianca, Lucentio, Gremio and Hortensio
I've Come To Wive It Wealthy In Padua - Petruchio and The Male Ensemble
I Hate Men - Katharine
Cantiamo D'amore - Company
Kiss Me Kate - Petruchio, Katharine And Company

ACT 2

Too Darn Hot - Paul And Company
Where Is The Life That Late I Led? - Petruchio
Always True To You In My Fashion - Lois Lane
Bianca - Bill Calhoun and Company
So In Love Reprise - Fred Graham
Brush Up Your Shakespeare - First Man & Second Man
I Am Ashamed... - Katharine
Finale - Katharine, Petruchio And Company
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