Merchant of Venice, The

Synopsis

Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1987 production of The Merchant of Venice. Directed by Bill Alexander with Antony Sher as Shylock.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Notes

A second master was recorded 6 August 1987 - understudy copy.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Bill Alexander

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Guy Woolfenden

Production Design

Kit Surrey

Costume

Andreane Neofitou

Cast

Akim Mogaji
Arnold Yarrow
Bill McGuirk
David Pullan
Deborah Findlay
Deborah Goodman
Geoffrey Freshwater
Gregory Doran
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Kate Littlewood
Laban Leake
Nicholas Farrell
Phil Daniels
Pippa Guard
Richard Conway
Susan Harper-Browne

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