The Merchant of Venice 1936

Name: The Merchant of Venice 1936 | What's On | Lowry
Start: 2025-03-01T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Lowry

Direct from a sold-out West End Run

Tue 25 Feb 2025 Sat 01 Mar 2025

Tue 25 Feb 2025

7:30PM

Quays Theatre

Past event
Wed 26 Feb 2025

2:30PM

Audio Described by Caroline Burn

Quays Theatre

Past event
Wed 26 Feb 2025

7:30PM

Quays Theatre

Past event
- Thu 27 Feb 2025
  
  2:30PM
  
  Quays Theatre
  
  Past event
- Thu 27 Feb 2025
  
  7:30PM
  
  Quays Theatre
  
  Past event
- Fri 28 Feb 2025
  
  7:30PM
  
  Quays Theatre
  
  Past event
- Sat 01 Mar 2025
  
  2:30PM
  
  BSL by Emma Jane Mansfield
  
  Quays Theatre
  
  Past event
- Sat 01 Mar 2025
  
  7:30PM
  
  Quays Theatre
  
  Past event

Ambition, power and political unrest explode onto the stage in The Merchant of Venice 1936, direct from the RSC. Starring Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders, Doctor Who) as Shylock, Shakespeare’s classic is transported to 1930s Britain in this ground-breaking new production from acclaimed director Brigid Larmour.

Tensions in London’s East End are rising and Shylock, a resilient single mother and hardworking businesswoman, is desperate to protect her daughter’s future. When the charismatic merchant Antonio comes to her for a loan, a high-stakes deal is struck. Will Shylock take her revenge, and who will pay the ultimate price?

‘If you prick us do we not bleed? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?’

Don't miss this unforgettable, electrifying new production of The Merchant of Venice, a timely and thought-provoking reminder of a key moment in British history.

★★★★★ "The perfect example of how to do Shakespeare" Metro