Performance

Venue	Chichester Festival Theatre
	Also: The Spiegeltent
Town	Chichester
County	West Sussex
From	6th June 2003
Opened	11th June 2003
To	2nd October 2003
When	In rep.
Prices	From £8.00. To £30.00.
Chichester Festival Theatre (V719)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

The Merchant of Venice

Work:: The Merchant of Venice (S01680904621)

Shylock is a proud and defiant man. But when he demands a severe debt to be repaid he becomes a victim of his own intransigence and most seriously, the prejudice of others.

Author

Shakespeare

Production:: (T0678343048)

Producer	Chichester Festival Theatre
Director	Gale Edwards
Design	Alison Chitty
Lighting	Chris Ellis
Sound	Paul Arditti
Performer	Desmond Barrit (Shylock)
Performer	Niamh Cusack (Portia)
Performer	Ed Stoppard (Lorenzo)
Performer	Geoffrey Streatfield (A Lay Brother)
Performer	Philip Quast (Antonio)
Performer	Steve Elias
Performer	Paul Leonard

Listing:: L01428148817

Current production:Work

Reviews

UK Theatre Web: 16Jun03:
A wonderful show with excellent performances from Desmond Barrit and Niamh Cusack. Shame about Robinson and Quast who did not really get their character strong enough.

User Reviews

USER (16Jun03): A wonderful show with excellent performances from Desmond Barrit and Niamh Cusack. Shame about Robinson and Quast who did not really get their character strong enough.

Special Performances

13 Jun 03 Audio Described
14 Jun 03 Audio Described
19 Jun 03 Sign Interpreted
27 Jun 03 Audio Described
3 Jul 03 Audio Described
8 Aug 03 Audio Described
22 Aug 03 Audio Described
5 Sep 03 Audio Described

CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.