Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice

Synopsis

Rebecca Gatward, director of the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre 2007 production of The Merchant of Venice, talks to Heather Neill about her conception of the play and its staging. She speaks about how Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre works well for the play and is firm in her opinion that the play is a ‘broad comedy’ with Shylock ‘a comic villain’. Neill questions her about a contemporary audience’s reaction to the anti-semitism which many see in the play.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio; Multimedia

Notes

Recordings can be listened to online at the Theatrevoice archive: http://www.theatrevoice.com/the_archive/. Site accessed 8/2007.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Online availability

URI

www.theatrevoice.com

Credits

Contributor

Heather Neill; Rebecca Gatward

Production Company

Name

Theatrevoice

Email

info@theatrevoice.com

Web

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Notes

Theatrevoice is the leading online site for audio content about British theatre.