This production is set in London's East End during the1930s, which gives a fresh look at the prejudice, bigotry, injustice ...

Portia enters with Bassanio and a few others. Before Portia's father passed away, he created a challenge for any potential suitor for Portia's hand in mariage. A suitor must pick one of three ...

A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia ...

The main characters in The Merchant of Venice are: Shylock, Antonio, Bassanio and Portia. The secondary characters are: Nerissa, Gratiano, Jessica, Salerio and Solanio. When writing about ...

The small but mighty Shakespeare BASH’d punches way above its weight. Glenn Sumi is a Toronto-based freelance journalist who writes for the Star’s Culture section. Reach him via email ...

A critically acclaimed production of The Merchant of Venice is visiting Hampshire this week. Following a successful season at ...

This updated adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’, adapted by Brigid Larmour and Tracy-Ann Oberman, has been meticulously designed to create a masterpiece that is brilliantly ...

To say that playwright Sarah Mantell is no fan of “The Merchant of Venice” would be several thousand ducats’ worth of understatement. “It’s a really deeply antisemitic play. It’s a ...

Following two triumphant West End season and a sold-out UK tour, Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders, Doctor Who, Friday Night ...

In The Merchant of Venice 1936, which comes to The Lowry next week, Shakespeare’s harsh plot snaps into place against this backdrop. Shylock, its anti-hero, is a Jewish moneylender who becomes ...

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