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Alternative title

Merchant of Venice, The

Synopsis

Video recording of Roman Polak’s 2005 production of The Merchant of Venice with Bolek Polivka as Shylock. Polivka’s daughter, Anna, plays Jessica.

Language

Czech

Country

Czech Republic

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

1 Jan 2005

Duration

150 mins

Credits

Director

Roman Polak

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Peter Mankovecky

Production Design

Pavol Andrasko

Costume

Simona Vachalkova

Cast

Bolek Polivka	Shylock
Zednikovic. Marian	Antonio
Jan Kolenik	Bassanio
Sona Norisova	Portia
Robert Roth	Gratiano
Anna Polivka	Jessica
Jan Preucil	Tubal
Marian Miezga	Lorenzo
Matej Oravec	Solanio
Rebeka Polakova	Nerissa
Stefan Richtarech	Launcelot Gobbo

Additional Details

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Merchant of Venice, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Open-air theatre

Notes

History

Produced by the Schok Agency at the Summer Shakespeare Festival, Prague Castle, beginning 01 July 2005.

Textual information

Translated into Czech by Lubomir Feldek and Martin Hilsky.

Archive

Name

Arts Institute-Theatre Institute

Email

info@institutumeni.cz

Web

http://institute.theatre.cz External site opens in new window

Phone

224 809 123

Fax

224 809 123

Address

Celetna 17
110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic