Igor Golyak's "Merchant of Venice" asks, what if we treated the play like a comedy the way Shakespeare intended.

As long as we’re on the subject, I want to take a look at a famous speech from Merchant of Venice, the speech where Shylock justifies, to two of his tormentors, his thirst for vengeance.

Actor Timothy West, known for many roles in television and the theatre, including 'Coronation Street', 'EastEnders', 'Not ...

Whereas Marlowe drew ‘cartoons’ and Ben Jonson ‘ideograms’, Shakespeare was the first writer to endow his dramatis personae with ‘human inwardness’. In characters from Malvolio to Mercurio, Bottom to ...

At the top The tour that began in North America, travelled to Australia, the UK, Europe and West Asia, has finally found its ...

A new production of The Merchant of Venice 1936, featuring Doctor Who star Tracy-Ann Oberman, is coming to Fareham.

The play has been adapted from Shakespeare's original work and moves ... taking on the role of Shylock. Acclaimed actor Joseph Millson, known for The Last Kingdom and The Forsyte Saga, will ...

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West was married to fellow actor Prunella Scales for 61 years. Actor Timothy West, known for many roles in television and the ...