Merchant of Venice, The
- Synopsis
- Video recording, using a single, fixed camera of Tim Carroll’s 2008 production of The Merchant of Venice for the Royal Shakespeare Company with Angus Wright as Shylock.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2008
Credits
- Director
- Tim Carroll
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Jon Boden
- Production Design
- Laura Hopkins
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Courtyard Theatre, The
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The production ran 10 April - 27 September 2008.
- Stills
- `,...Things are decidedly quirkier down in Belmont. For reasons I do not fully fathom, Portia’s palace is dominated by stalactites, the caskets are represented by ice blocks and disembodied hands make music with wine glasses’. Michael Billington, The Guardian (11 April 2008).
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 Centre Library and Archive
- scla@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01789 204016 (bookings)
- Fax
- 01789 262073
- Address
- Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
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