Merchant of Venice, The

Synopsis: Video recording, using two cameras, of the National Theatre’s 1999 production of The Merchant of Venice directed by Trevor Nunn with Henry Goodman as Shylock.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 17 Aug 1999
Duration: 190 mins

General: The National Video Archive of Performance also holds a videotape with an interview with Henry Goodman about the production.
History: The production was staged for television and broadcast on BBC2 on 31 December 2001 and in the US on PBS 8 October 2001 in the Exxon-Mobil Masterpiece Theatre series. The production was also videotaped by the National Theatre using a single camera on 6 November 1999. The television broadcasts and the video recording by the National Theatre are catalogued separately.
Awards: Henry Goodman won an Olivier Award for Best Actor for this performance, and Trevor Nunn won Best Director.