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The cast of 'The Merchant of Venice.' Photo Credit: Kirill Simakov The cast of 'The Merchant of Venice.' Photo Credit: Kirill Simakov The Off-Broadway production of “The Merchant of Venice” opened Off ...

In this new production, theatre dybbuk weaves Elizabethan history and news from the 21st century into William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The ensemble and artistic director/playwright Aaron ...

The Merchant of Venice opens the 21st summer season of free Shakespeare-In-The-Park at Thornden Park’s Amphitheatre on June 2. Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park’s “The Merchant of Venice” is directed ...

Early in the new off-Broadway production of “The Merchant of Venice,” it is noted that the play, which has inspired some debate over how it should be classified, is “meant to be a comedy, full of ...

The touring production of “The Merchant of Venice 1936″ has been targeted by antisemites, its star revealed. Tracy-Ann Oberman, who has starred in “Doctor Who” and “Friday Night Dinner,” says the tour ...

Liza Bear spoke with Michael Radford about “The Merchant of Venice”; the film will be released on DVD this week (May 10th, 2005).] Whether or not the contract will be honored literally is the crux of ...

This new production of The Merchant of Venice follows Northern Broadsides’ successful template of no-nonsense Shakespeare and, as you watch the cast, dressed simply in grey suits, padding around the ...

The scene at the the Thornden Park Amphitheater for Syracuse Shakespeare-In-The Park always makes me happy. The audience, setting up their lawn chairs, shushing kids, and rewarding a few very patient ...

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THE LAST DAYS OF SHYLOCK—Ludwig Lewisohn—Harper ($2.50).* Playwright Shakespeare gave Ludwig Lewisohn the idea. But not even Shakespeare could make much of a play out of Revamper Lewisohn’s Shylock.

Note: This review dates from November 2001 and the production’s original London run. This Shakespeare play of religious intolerance is a timely opener for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new London ...