The Trial of the Jew Shylock

Details

From Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. A powerful examination of the effects of extreme avarice, the misuse of wealth, influence and racial stereotyping, which leads to a culture of abuse - created by the dominant few - of those deemed to be outsiders. Poetic Justice has taken Shakespeare's work to devise a play which cuts to the chase in the wheeling, dealing money world. Here Shylock & Antonio, two major players, bitter rivals battling for supremacy, in a place where money equals power and the law; the spoils to the victor... to the loser, defeat and destruction.

Cast/Performers

Ashley Gunstock, Joshua Jewkes, Emma Lyndon-Stanford, Saul Matlock, Lisa Sheerin, Joe Shefer

Creatives/Company

Producer(s): Joe Shefer, Ashley Gunstock (for Poetic Justice Productions)
Adapted by: Eric Richard (from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice)
Director: Susannah Lane Bragg
Design: Libby Todd
Costume: Ben Hollies
Lighting: Sky Bembury
Other: Simon Long (AD / ASM)