Learning on ScreenJulia Pascal - The Merchant of Venice
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast. Presenter Jane Little interviews the Jewish playwright Julia Pascal about her adaptation of The Merchant of Venice at the Arcola Theatre in London. In Pascal’s version, holocaust survivor Sarah (Ruth Posner, who is herself a Warsaw ghetto survivor) comes across a performance of the play in Venice, something that creates ‘a double ghetto effect’.
- Series
- Woman’s Hour
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 11 Sep 2007 at 10:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 45 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Jane Little; Julia Pascal
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Jews; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Literary adaptation
Notes
- History
- Julia Pascal’s adaptation of The Merchant of Venice premiered at the Arcola Theatre in London, 11 September 2007.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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