Shylock Play

When Warsaw Ghetto-escapee Sarah visits the Venice Ghetto she happens to witness a group of actors staging a dress rehearsal of The Merchant of Venice upon this chance encounter Sarah is confronted by the terrible story of 'The Jew' which touches her own life.<br/>Through this emotive and provocative play Julia Pascal re-works Shakespeare's controversial text transposing the fervent theme of anti-Semitism raised by the bard playing it out in a contemporary setting.Challenging the portrayal of 'The Jew' that for many years has dominated society's attitudes towards the Jewish people Pascal ambitiously places her own text within Shakespeare's classic producing a thoroughly thought-provoking and original work.