The Taming of the Shrew in performance reviewers as being extremely physical. Lunt and Fontanne were the most famous celebrity couple of the time, and their backstage fights were rumoured to be just as ferocious as their on-stage performances. So legendary did the tempestuous reputation of the couple become that Cole Porter's 1948 musical "Kiss Me, Kate", about a fiery couple attempting to stage an adaptation of "The Taming of the Shrew", was based on their real-life antics. In the latter half of the twentieth century, the play has been frequently staged all over the world. Some notable productions include: "The Shrew"s popularity on stage has continued
The Taming of the Shrew argues that scholars tend to dismiss the idea that "A Shrew" is Shakespearean because "the women are not as satisfactorily tamed as they are in "The Shrew"." She also points out that if "A Shrew" is an early draft, it suggests Shakespeare "may have increased rather than decreased the patriarchal violence of his materials", something which, she believes, scholars find difficult to accept. However, others see the play as an example of a pre-feminist condemnation of patriarchal domination and an argument for modern-day "women's lib". For example, director Conall Morrison, wrote in 2008: Philippa Kelly makes this point: Elizabeth Kantor