Merchant of Venice, The

Synopsis

Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1984 production of The Merchant of Venice. Directed by John Caird with Ian McDiarmid as Shylock and Frances Tomelty as Portia.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

John Caird

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Ilona Sekacz

Production Design

Ultz

Cast

Adam Bareham
Amanda Root
Andy Readman
Brian Parr
Christopher Ravenscroft
David Phelan
Frances Tomelty
Graham Hepburn
Ian Mackenzie
Ian McDiarmid
James Simmons
Jim Hooper
Jonathan Scott-Taylor
Josette Simon
Martin Jacobs
Richard Easton
Sebastian Shaw
Simon Templeman
Stephen Simms

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web

https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window

Address

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email

collections@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window

Address

Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW