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
Recording date: 18 Jan 1985
Duration: 175 mins

History: Press night 10 April 1984.
Stills: Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
Reviews: McDiarmid, Ian ‘Shylock in The Merchant of Venice’ in Jackson, Russell Players of Shakespeare 2, pp45-54. McDiarmid discusses his conception and playing of the part of Shylock in John Caird’s 1984 production.

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

Ian McDiarmid	Shylock
Christopher Ravenscroft	Antonio
Adam Bareham	Bassanio
Frances Tomelty	Portia
James Simmons	Gratiano
Amanda Root	Jessica
Andy Readman	Gaoler/Servant to Bassanio (Servant)
Brian Parr	Launcelot Gobbo
David Phelan	Stephano
Graham Hepburn	Prince of Morocco
Ian Mackenzie	Solanio
Jim Hooper	Salerio
Jonathan Scott-Taylor	Servant to Bassanio (Servant)
Jonathan Scott-Taylor	Clerk of the Court
Josette Simon	Nerissa
Martin Jacobs	Prince of Arragon
Richard Easton	Father of Portia
Richard Easton	Duke of Venice
Sebastian Shaw	Tubal
Simon Templeman	Lorenzo
Stephen Simms	Balthazar