The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2016)

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Released:
2016-08-04

Overview:
Portia, a wealthy heiress of Belmont, is forced to set her suitors a challenge. The winner will win her hand in marriage; the losers will lose her hand and much more. In Venice, the epicentre of consumption, speculation and debt, Bassanio borrows money from his friend Antonio to finance his attempt. Antonio, in turn, takes out a loan from the moneylender Shylock. The loan will be repaid when Antonio’s ships return to the city. But if the ships fail to return, and the money cannot be repaid, Antonio will give to Shylock a pound of his own flesh. And they do fail. And Shylock will have his ‘bond’.

Director:
Jonathan Munby

Runtime:
2h 34min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Jonathan Pryce
    as
    Shylock
  • Dominic Mafham
    as
    Antonio
  • Rachel Pickup
    as
    Portia
  • Daniel Lapaine
    as
    Bassanio
  • Douglas Brian Martin
    as
    Salarino