Articles about The Merchant of Venice
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A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller: he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way and sure to engulf him in the mire….Ben Jonso…
As the bard put it so memorably, Don't You Step On My Blue Suede Shoes. This is the production where Shakespeare meets Elvis, courtesy of that master of theatrical time travel Rupert Goold. …
On entering the theatre we were met by what looked like a Las Vegas casino. The way that Rupert Goold turned the small stage into a big place was genius, creating a feeling of two different …
Actors' Equity Association Equity announced today that The Public Theater's acclaimed production of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE is the recipient of its Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Br…
The Public Theater's Broadway revival of The Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino, has been named the recipient of the Actors' Equity Association's Extraordinary Excellence in …
The 2010 Broadway revival of The Merchant of Venice, produced by The Public Theater, Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel, is this year's recipient of Actors' Equity Association&apos…
Stage and screen star Patrick Stewart stars in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, directed by Rupert Goold. Set in Las Vegas, the production runs through Oct…
The RSC production of The Merchant of Venice, a part of its 50th birthday season, starring Patrick Stewart, began performances on May 13 for a run through October 4.
The Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced casting for its production of Shakespeare's tragicomedy The Merchant of Venice, to play Sidney Harman Hall, June 21-July 24. Ethan McSweeny…
RSC, Stratford; Olivier, London, Barbican, LondonThe ducats are dollars. The choice of caskets takes place during a bridal game show called Destiny. Shylock delivers his "hath not a Jew" spe…
There are plenty of delightful individual wheezes, but the collection of moments and couple of big ideas simply aren't integrated thoroughly enough
Patrick Stewart and Susannah Fielding have officially opened in Rupert Goold's production of The Merchant of Venice, playing in repertory at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-u…
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon: Rupert Goold is never one to do things by halves. In previous productions, he has shown a penchant for showbiz glitz, so it's perhaps no …
I will admit to having my doubts about Rupert Goold's vision for The Merchant of Venice as rumours started coming out about a Las Vegas setting, a Rock and Roll soundtrack and the on-stage p…
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-on-AvonWhat to do with this endlessly problematic play? Directors such as Peter Zadek and David Thacker set it in the stock exchange. But Rupert Goold, a…
Today we are talking to the star of two of the hottest shows of this season - THE MERCHANT OF VENICE and WAR HORSE - none other than the young and talented Seth Numrich. Starring in the new …
The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms, has announced the winners of the 1st Annual Off Broadway …
The Off Broadway Alliance has announced the winners for the first annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit Off Broadway productions that opened during the…
THE PLAY'S NOT THE ONLY THING Reinterpreting the setting of Shakespeare's plays for modern audiences will always be a subject for debate: purists believe that a play's relevance lies in the …
A CONVERSATION between A REVIEWER WITH BATTLE FATIGUE and A REVIEWER WHO CONTINUES TO LOVE THE THEATER (A PLAYLET) BATTLE FATIGUE: I sometimes feel that I spend so much time in the theater t…
Shakespeare wrote a play about Wall Street greed and double-dealing, right?
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F. Murray Abraham is Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" from the Theatre for a New Audience. THEATER REVIEW: "The Merchant of Venice" ★★★½ Through March 27 at the Bank …
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that individual tickets for William Shakespeare's tragiccomedy The Merchant of Venice from the acclaimed Theatre for a New Audience, are on sale n…
Today we are talking to one of the biggest and youngest sensations of the season, Al Pacino's highly-lauded Portia to his Shylock in the sold-out MERCHANT OF VENICE, as well as a recurring s…
