Merchant of Venice, The

Synopsis

Video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2001 touring production of The Merchant of Venice directed by Loveday Ingram with Ian Bartholomew as Shylock.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

17 Jan 2002

Duration

150 mins

Credits

Director

Loveday Ingram; William Shakespeare

Music

Paul Englishby

Production Design

Colin Falconer

Cast

Ian Bartholomew	Shylock
Ian Gelder	Antonio
Paul Hickey	Bassanio
Hermione Gulliford	Portia
Dickon Tyrrell	Gratiano
Ben Turner	Lorenzo
Carl Ferguson	Balthazar
Carl Ferguson	Servant
Chris Jarman	Prince of Morocco
Darren Tunstall	Launcelot Gobbo
David Peart	Old Gobbo
David Peart	Tubal
Eliza Lumley	Nerissa
Gemma Larke	Servant
Isabel Pollen	Jessica
Jim Creighton	Salerio
Michael Gardiner	Prince of Arragon
Michael Gardiner	Duke of Venice
Robert Mountford	Solanio

Additional Details

Theatre

Swan Theatre

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Edwardian

Plays

Merchant of Venice, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Production presented in association with Davidson College, North Carolina, USA. Swan performances followed by UK and International tour.

Reviews

Dobson, Michael. Shakespeare Survey 56 (2003), pp 256-86 (especially 266).

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

Email

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