New Frame Productions are delighted to be joining Trafalgar Entertainment as a co-producer on a new production of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate, starring the multi-award-winning Adrian Dunbar (Ridley, Line of Duty) and Broadway musical Superstar and Tony Award Winner Stephanie J. Block (Into The Woods, The Cher Show, 9 to 5), joined by Olivier nominee Charlie Stemp (Crazy For You, Mary Poppins), rising star Georgina Onuorah (The Wizard of Oz, Oklahoma) with Hammed Animashaun (A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Black Ops) and Nigel Lindsay (Victoria / Shrek The Musical) playing the uproarious gangsters.
This new production is directed by Bartlett Sher (The King and I, South Pacific and To Kill A Mockingbird) and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast (Mamma Mia!, Sister Act, Hair) with Costume Design by Catherine Zuber (Moulin Rouge). With a company of over 50 and featuring Cole Porter classics such as Another Op’nin’, Another Show, Brush Up Your Shakespeare and Tom, Dick or Harry, Kiss Me, Kate is the perfect musical to see this Summer.
4 June - 14 September | Barbican
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Production Photography
By Johan Persson. Rehearsal Photography by Danny Kaan.












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CAST
ADRIAN DUNBAR
STEPHANIE J. BLOCK
CHARLIE STEMP
GEORGINA ONUORAH
HAMMED ANIMASHAUN
NIGEL LINDSAY
PETER DAVISON
THE TEAM
Music & Lyrics
COLE PORTER
Book
BELLA SPEWACK & SAMUEL SPEWACK
Director
BARTLETT SHER
Choreographer
ANTHONY VAN LAAST
Costume Designer
CATHERINE ZUBER
Set Design
MICHAEL YEARGAN
Lighting Design
DONALD HOLDER

Photo by Johan Persson