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Pacino’s Merchant Plies Trade in London???

Hollywood legend Al Pacino is apparently in negotiations to bring his acclaimed performance as Shylock in the New York Public ­Theater’s production of The ­Merchant Of Venice to the West End next year. According to the Daily Mail, Pacino and the show’s (many) producers are currently in talks with British producers Duncan C Weldon and Paul Elliott over a possible London run, though no further details have yet been disclosed. The production was first seen in Central Park over the summer and is currently running at the Broadhurst Theatre.