Kiss Me Kate, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London: As exquisitely crafted as Cole Porter's songs are, his tricksy rhymes, dated references and propensity to overplay a lyric pattern can become tiresome in the wrong hands. With this production of Kiss Me Kate, however, seasoned director John Plews captures the spirit of the backstage musical, and with a light hand paints as vivid a portrait of the chorus and crew as he does the …