About the Show
In a society that exploits minorities to keep the majority in power, identity is everything.
When ostracised Jewish moneylender, Shylock, chases a debt he is rightfully owed, it exposes the fault lines of a culture built on religious and moral hypocrisy.
The Merchant of Venice is Shakespeare’s complex exploration of prejudice, patriarchy and capitalism. Director Abigail Graham brings together the personal and political in this re-imagining of Shylock’s play.
‘You have among you many a purchased slave,
Which, like your asses and your dogs and mules,
You use in abject and in slavish parts,
Because you bought them.’
– Act IV, scene 1
Cast
Raymond Anum
Gratiano
Daniel Bowerbank
Lorenzo/Morocco
Ben Caplan
Arragon/Duke/Solanio
Michael Gould
Antonio
Michael Marcus
Bassanio
Sophie Melville
Portia
Adrian Schiller
Shylock
Tripti Tripuraneni
Nerissa
Aaron Vodovoz
Louncelot Gobbo
Eleanor Wyld
Jessica
Creatives
Shakespeare
Author
Abigail Graham
Director
Sarah Beaton
Design
Zac Gvi
Music
Tash Hyman (assistant)
Director
Jennifer Jackson (movement)
Director
Alexandra Kharibian
Costume
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