"It goes without saying that 'The Merchant of Venice' is a desperately difficult play to stage for a 21st century audience," ...

The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare that tells the story of a merchant called Antonio and a moneylender called Shylock. Antonio takes out a loan from Shylock on the condition ...

"It goes without saying that 'The Merchant of Venice' is a desperately difficult ... while the climactic trial scene is "nothing short of gripping".