<p>This week on Heavenly Shows and Unnecessary Letters: Kiss Me Kate, directed by George Sidney in 1953 with screenplay written by Dorothy Kingsley adapted from the stage musical by Cole Porter, and Ten Things I Hate About You, directed by Gil Junger in 1999 and written by Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith, both based on Taming of the Shrew, written by William Shakespeare in 1603.</p><br><p>EPISODE NOTES: It is well said that Shakespeare’s stories are timeless in their core themes and so it comes as no surprise that his works have been re-told and re-fashioned time and time again. We thought to ourselves, you know what, 39 standard tellings of Shakespeare just aren’t enough for us - we are going to add some BONUS content! And so here we are on our tenth episode bringing you a taste of the modern bard. The two shows we watched this week are re-tellings of last episode’s Taming of the Shrew, and I have to say these two movies are some of my favourites. One is a classic MGM Studio 1950’s era movie musical and the other is a classic Hollywood 1990’s era teen movie. If you’ve ever thought you would like to participate in the friendly banter about our takes on the productions we watch, this might be a readily accessible version of Shakespeare’s story for you to dip your toe!</p><br><p>Email Address: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hsaulpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/hsaulpodcast/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Instagram: @hsaulpodcast&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter: @hsaulpodcast&nbsp;</p><br><p>Editing by Tammy Sarah Linde and Luke O'Hagan&nbsp;</p><br><p>Music by Luke O'Hagan&nbsp;</p><p>Audio excerpt from Henry V used under a Creative Commons License from Archive.org - license available here: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>