Royal Lyceum, EdinburghJohn Douglas Thompson is a commanding Shylock in a vision of an apparently benign city where tolerance buckles all too quickly He likes a bit of a laugh, this Shylock. Played with cool authority by John Douglas Thompson in a suit that blends with the grey concrete of Riccardo Hernandez's brutalist set, he is even-tempered and jovial. Whether he is a "villain with a smiling cheek", as Antonio c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AM on January 23, 2025