The Merchant of Venice

Current productions and tours

	The Merchant of Venice (Play ) Wed, 1st February to Sun, 26th February The Merchant of Venice tickets at Rose Theatre, Inner London».
	The Merchant of Venice (Play ) Fri, 20th April to Sat, 12th May The Merchant of Venice tickets at Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch».
	The Merchant of Venice (Play ) Mon, 28th May to Tue, 29th May The Merchant of Venice tickets at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, West End».

Play

Written around 1596 and the first Shakespeare to be preformed professionally in America (New York, 1752). A man needs money to pursue a rich heiress (Portia) and approaches his friend Antonio - but unable to lend it Antonio approaches the Jewish moneylender Shylock. Shylock hates Antonio because of his Christian contempt for usury so offers a contract wherebty if the money is not repaid he may take a pound of flesh instead. The quality of mercy is not strained as Shylock is foiled out of his pound of flesh by Portia dressed as a man. A dark comedy exploring greed and racism.

Company

Author Shakespeare.

Archive

The Merchant of Venice archive with 201 productions listed from Thursday, 3rd October 1996 to Saturday, 8th October 2011.

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