The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
Portia, a wealthy heiress of Belmont, is forced to set her suitors a challenge. The winner will win her hand in marriage; the losers will lose her hand and much more. In Venice, the epicentre of consumption, speculation and debt, Bassanio borrows money from his friend Antonio to finance his attempt. Antonio, in turn, takes out a loan from the moneylender Shylock. The loan will be repaid when Antonio’s ships return to the city. But if the ships fail to return, and the money cannot be repaid, Antonio will give to Shylock a pound of his own flesh. And they do fail. And Shylock will have his ‘bond’.
Run Time
2h 34m
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
04 Aug 2016
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Jonathan Pryce
Dominic Mafham
Rachel Pickup
Daniel Lapaine
Douglas Brian Martin
Regé-Jean Page
Ben Lamb
Stefan Adegbola
William Shakespeare
Robin Lough
Shakespeare's Globe