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Performance

VenueWycombe Swan
Also: Old Town Hall, Oak Room
TownHigh Wycombe
CountyBuckinghamshire
From10th October 2023
To14th October 2023
Wycombe Swan (V749)
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  • Date of change: 9 Jun 23 - T01279170290

The Merchant of Venice - 1936

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:: 1936 (T01279170290)

London, 1936 the threat of fascism grows day by day. Shylock a widow, single mother and survivor of attacks on Jewish people in Russia, runs a small business from her home in Cable Street. Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists plan a march through the Jewish East End and a fragile peace is shattered. Into Shylock's world enters antisemitic Antonio in need of a loan, a dangerous deal is made. Will Shylock take her revenge? A powerful reminder of a key moment in British history.
Producer Trafalgar Theatre Productions
Producer Eilene Davidson Productions (in association with Royal Shakespeare Company)
Company Watford Palace Theatre
Company Home Manchester
Director Brigid Larmour
Costume Liz Cooke
Design Liz Cooke
Lighting Rory Beaton
Sound Sarah Weltman
Music Erran Baron Cohen
Performer Tracy-Ann Oberman (Shylock)
Performer Adam Buchanan (Bassanio / Fascist Veteran)
Performer Raymond Coulthard (Antonio / Arragon)
Performer Jessica Dennis (Mary / Nerissa)
Performer Grainne Dromgoole (Jessica)
Performer Hannah Morrish (Portia)
Performer Priyank Morjaria (Lorenzo / Maharajah)
Performer Xavier Starr (Gratiano / Police Constable)
Performer Alex Zur (Tubal / Duke)

Listing:: L1577138041




Current production:Work

1936

London, 1936 the threat of fascism grows day by day. Shylock a widow, single mother and survivor of attacks on Jewish people in Russia, runs a small business from her home in Cable Street. Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists plan a march through the Jewish East End and a fragile peace is shattered. Into Shylock's world enters antisemitic Antonio in need of a loan, a dangerous deal is made. Will Shylock take her revenge? A powerful reminder of a key moment in British history.

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