Books: Merchant of Venice (Cont’d) 2 minute read. TIME. ... He would only have nicked him, got him good & scared, then shown the Christian dog he knew as much as Portia about the quality of mercy.

It goes without saying that The Merchant of Venice is a desperately difficult play to stage, for a 21st century audience. Torn between his fundamental creative drive to give every character a ...

Theatre For A New Audience is an American group based in New York City, and their 2022 production of The Merchant of Venice, which here marks the company’s Edinburgh debut, bristles with new word ...

When Bassanio discusses Portia with Antonio, he shows him her dating profile. ... Production name The Merchant of Venice. Venue Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. Starts 18/01/2025. Ends 15/02/2025.

Tracy-Ann Oberman in The Merchant of Venice 1936 Another famous antisemite, Portia ( Georgie Fellows ), is a snobbish aristocrat that wouldn’t have looked out of place alongside the Mitford sisters.

Classified as a "Christian comedy" The Merchant of Venice weaves together two ancient folk tales. Bassanio needs some money, 3,000 ducats to be precise, so he can try make wealthy heiress Portia ...

Adapted and directed by Igor Golyak, "The Merchant of Venice" runs through Sunday, Dec. 22. ... Portia, as she is disguised as a lawyer representing Antonio in court.

Comedy Is the Aim, but a New Off-Broadway Production of ‘The Merchant of Venice’ Doesn’t Always Hit the Mark. Unfortunately, the director has allowed his whimsical and wacky flourishes to overwhelm ...

In 1971, legendary British actress Judi Dench played Portia in a production of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” In her book about the playwright published this spring, Dench is candid ...

Richard Topol will play Shylock in a Merchant of Venice that returns to the Bard’s comedic intentions. Photo by Kirill Simakov “I’m trying to really lean into and see if we as an audience ...

Antonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew, Shylock, to help his friend, Bassanio, court Portia, Renaissance lady of Venice. Antonio can’t repay the loan, and without mercy ...