Before diving into the actual content of the HTP show — which, if you want a spoiler-free review, was fantastic — I would be ...

"It goes without saying that 'The Merchant of Venice' is a desperately difficult play to stage for a 21st century audience," said Joyce McMillan in The Scotsman. Torn between his desire to give all ...

“The Merchant of Venice,” like “The Taming of the Shrew,” is one of the Shakespeare plays that makes modern audiences feel increasingly and understandably uncomfortable. To interpret the tale of ...

As Shylock’s grudge is thwarted in the unsettling, climactic moment of the New Theatre’s staging of The Merchant of Venice, the money lender’s victim-turned-victor offers what appears to be mercy. The ...

The newest Fullerton staging of “The Merchant of Venice” is one of the best college productions of the Shakespeare drama to be seen in a while. Trouble is, it’s not the product of a college, but that ...

A gut-wrenching play sees Tracy-Ann Oberman masterly perform a Jewish matriarch battling against violent antisemitism in West End London. This updated adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of ...