Learning on ScreenMerchant of Venice, The
- Synopsis
- Video recording of Theatre for a New Audience’s 2007 production of The Merchant of Venice directed by Darko Tresnjak with F. Murray Abraham as Shylock. The director of the recording is Patrick Hoffman.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 28 Mar 2007
- Duration
- 157 mins
Credits
- Director
- Darko Tresnjak
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Production Design
- John Lee Beatty
- Costume
- Linda Cho
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Swan Theatre
- Theatre company
- Theatre for a New Audience
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)
Notes
- General
- The production is set in the modern digitised world of Wall Street.
- History
- The production played from 22-31 March at the Swan Theatre as part of the Complete Works Festival. The production was also recorded on video by Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) on March 10 2007 at the Duke on 42nd Street and is catalogued separately.
- Reviews
- Crisculoa, Michael. nytheatre.com (3 February 2007).
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
- 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
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