The Merchant of Venice

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Event The Merchant of Venice
Venue New Theatre Club, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 1974
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Cheers for a Merchant clearly, cleanly, even sweetly spoken, and for a view of the play as comedy, high and robust, thus making Portia, and not Shylock, its pivot. Jean Crabtree's production is deft and simple, Vesta Gormack's costume designs opulent, though placed against a drab Venice and even drabber Belmont.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Malcolm George Actor Shylock
Marilyn Gotlieb Actor Jessica
Kim Gottlieb Actor Launcelot Gobbo
Robert Lawton Actor Gratiano
Clive Litt Actor Prince of Morocco
Jane McLeod Actor Portia
Russell McNeill Actor Prince of Aragon
William Saunders Actor Bassanio
Pamela Steele Actor Nerissa
Vesta Gormack Costume Designer
Jean Crabtree Director
William Shakespeare Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 188915