Merchant of Venice, The
- Synopsis
- Video recording of Jean Gascon’s 1970 production of The Merchant of Venice for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Donald Davis is Shylock and Maureen O’Hara plays Portia.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 8 Jun 1970
Credits
- Director
- Jean Gascon
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Gabriel Charpentier
- Production Design
- Desmond Heeley
- Costume
- Desmond Heeley
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
- Theatre company
- National Theatre of Canada
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Renaissance Italy
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival
Notes
- History
- A pre-season tour visited Chicago, Montreal and Ottowa.
- Reviews
- Barnes, Clive. New York Times 10 June 1970, p. 37. Edinborough, Arnold. Shakespeare Quarterly 21 (1970): 457-59 (in review-article).
Archive
- Name
Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival Archive
- Contact
- ECharendoff@stratfordshakespearefestival.com (Archives Co-ordinator)
- Web
- https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AboutUs/OurHistory/ArchivesServices External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 519-271 1040
- Fax
- +1 519-271-1040
- Address
- 350 Douro Street
P.O. Box 520
55 Queen Street
Stratford, Ontario
N5A 3S7
Canada
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Merchant of Venice, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70576 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)