Ustinov Studio, BathLope de Vega's romantic comedy has something in common with the Taming of the Shrew, and gets a lively performance here, but it leaves a somewhat acrid aftertasteLaurence Boswell kicks off an ambitious 15-week season of plays from the Spanish Golden Age with this rare 1613 piece from the prolific Lope de Vega. It's one of Lope's 400 surviving plays, and ostensibly a romantic comedy; but while it f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PM on October 15, 2013