A Shrew’d New Comedy by Will Shakespeare and Penny Ashton

Penny Ashton is back…skewering the Bard Himself

The brain behind Promise & Promiscuity, Olive Copperbottom and Austen Found is heading out on her 6th Arts on Tour odyssey with her new critically acclaimed solo musical.

Sicily’s beloved King Enzo is dead. Now Princess Rosa, a stroppy spinster, must navigate the tempestuous waters of belching Step-Fathers, lusty suitors, popping codpieces and menopausal witches, to face her destiny. Award Winning Comedian Penny Ashton (writer and director of Circa’s smash hit Sense and Sensibility, Promise and Promiscuity, Olive Copperbottom) presents her latest literary solo musical with this Shakespearean frolic. She’ll spark 13 characters into life in an Elizabethan tale of magic, meddling and puffed bull’s puzzles.

“Incredibly clever, the script is just so smart.” Radio NZ

“Masterful ‘shrewd comedy’ a tempestuous triumph…a phenomenal play.” The Post

“Phenomenal energy, vivacity, versatility, inventiveness and humour." Theatreview