The Merchant of Venice

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Event The Merchant of Venice
Venue Downstage Theatre @ Hannah Playhouse (1973 - 2013), Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Fancy's Child
First Date 19 July 1978
Last Date 2 September 1978
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description … John Callen's Shylock, eternal petitioner and public nuisance, whinged vainly for his rights in a world where power had long ago supplanted justice. Callen fleshed his Shylock out with a stoop (carefully designed to protect his vitals from the omnipresent jack-boot) and a lifeless nasal whine. Not a virtuoso Shylock, but a fit object for compassion in a world where the Jew is beaten before he starts….
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Callen Actor Shylock
Philippa Campbell Actor Jessica
Garth Frost Actor Gratiano
Michael Hyde Actor Launcelot Gobbo
Ralph Johnson Actor Stephano
Desmond Kelly Actor Tubal
Prue Langbein Actor Nerissa
Ian McClymont Actor Leonardo/Voice of Duke of Venice
Ginette McDonald Actor Portia
Bruce Phillips Actor Lorenzo
Arthur Ranford Actor Salerio
Lewis Rowe Actor Antonio
Paul Shirriffs Actor Solanio
Alex Trousdell Actor Prince of Aragon/Prince of Morocco/Body of Duke of Venice
Kevin J Wilson Actor Bassanio
John Banas Director
Anthony Taylor Director
Rex Gilfillan Lighting Designer
Paul Baeyertz Musician
Douglas Simpson Photographer
William Shakespeare Playwright
Gareth Mundy Production Manager
Gillian Davies Properties Officer
Douglas Simpson Set and/or Property Maker
Raymond Boyce Set Designer
Anne Budd Singer
Paul Baeyertz Sound Artist
Alyson Baker Stage Manager
Ian Clausen Technician
Gareth Mundy Technician
Malcolm Savage Technician
Works
Text Nationality England
Further Information A 12 week Festival of Shakespeare at Downstage.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 185802