A Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds Production
The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare
directed by Abigail Anderson
designed by Dora Schweitzer
original music composed by Tim Jackson
musical director TJ Holmes

Following the success of Twelfth Night last year, director Abigail Anderson returns with a high-octane production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Multiple love stories intertwine with farce and gripping drama – this is a comedy romance with a very dark heart. As Bassanio sets out on his quest to win the love of beautiful heiress Portia, he leaves behind a mass of problems in Venice: a debt with a terrible proviso, a dangerous elopement and a city in financial turmoil. When the crisis finally comes, whose side are you on? Who is it that you really love?

Audio Described performance 2pm Saturday 27 February.

Cast includes Jo Tincey (Wives as they Were, and Maids as they Are, He’s Much To Blame), Oliver Senton (Twelfth Night) and Jonathan Keeble (The Misanthrope, Sherlock Holmes and the Athenaeum Ghoul, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead).

Sponsored by Abbeygate Wealth Management

"Abbeygate Wealth Management are delighted to be sponsoring the Merchant of Venice." James Stott, Director