Merchant of Venice, The

Alternative title: BBC Radio Collection: William Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’
Synopsis: Radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s play directed by Peter Kavanagh. With Warren Mitchell in the title role, Martin Jarvis as Antonio and Juliet Aubrey as Portia. Original music by Barrington Pheloung.
Series: Monday Play
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Audio; Radio
Year of release: 2000
Recording date: 11 Nov 1995
Transmission details: 18 Nov 1996 at 19:45 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
Duration: 120 mins

Notes: Commercially released as part of the BBC Radio collection series in 2000, the cassettes and CDs of the production are no longer in distribution (March 2006).
General: Warren Mitchell, who also played Shylock in the 1980 BBC TV production, is cast alongside his daughter, Georgina Mitchell, who in this production acts the part of Shylock’s daughter Jessica.

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