Studio Shakespeare: The Merchant Of Venice
Black Chair Productions
Friday 20 April 2012 - Saturday 21 April 2012
4pm 9pm
When a merchant must default on a loan from a Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
The point about "Sawn-off Shakespeare" as Black Chair call it, is that it retains the plot of the story "the trunk" but dispenses with many of the uninteresting and cumbersome "branches". This also reduces the number of cast members which, in turn, helps to condense the plot to a more acceptable level for modern audiences.
Age: 11+
Running time: 1 hr 30 mins
Full £8 60+ £8 Conc. £6
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This season's Studio shows:
- Wilde Hans...!
- Blue Remembered Hills
- Rama & Sita Playshop & Performance
- The Web Of Life
- How To Climb Mount Everest
- Studio Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen Of Verona
- Studio Shakespeare: The Merchant Of Venice
- Glory
- Ian Keable - Funny Tricks
- Worlds Unknown, March: Charms And Machines For Summoning Spirits
- Worlds Unknown, April: Edgelands
- Worlds Unknown, May: The Noise Eating Monsters
