The Taming of the Shrew Author:William Shakespeare The Laurel Shakespeare, Francis Fergussion, General Editor, with a modern commentary by Margaret Webster — Margaret Webster writes in her "Comments on Staging The Taming of the Shrew":... there is little necessity for respectful orthodoxy. It is fair game for the high spirits of actors and director--provided the actors are likeable.... For this ... more »is a farce.... It is a free-wheeling formula in which the author provides the comic situations and as many funny "gags" as he can think of and relies on the age-old arts of vaudeville, the topical caricature, the personal trademarks of the "clown," the stage business, the whole bag of tricks which cannot be put down in cold print.« less