Likely written between 1596 and 1598, Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is considered both a comedy and a tragedy. The story is set in the melting pot of Venice, where merchant trade rules the day. With its ships plying the globe, the city opens its arms to all, as long as they come prepared to do business and there is profit to be made. With the gold flowing, all is well -- but when a contract between Bassanio and Shylock is broken, simmering racial tensions boil over. A wronged father, and despised outsider, Shylock looks to exact the ultimate price for a deal sealed in blood.
Polly Findlay (Arden of Faversham 2014) directs Shakespeare's uncompromising play with Makram J. Khoury, one of the most celebrated actors in Israel, in his RSC debut as Shylock. The cast also includes Patsy Ferran as Portia, also making her RSC debut following her recent role as Jim in Treasure Island at the National Theatre and Jamie Ballard, returning to the RSC as Antonio, following Written on the Heart and Measure for Measure (2011).
SInce 1961, the Royal Shakespeare Company has staged the work of Shakespeare, his contemporaries and today’s most exciting new writers and performers.
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