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The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare

CAST:
DUKE OF VENICE – Nemes Levente
ANTONIO, A MERCHANT OF VENICE - Mátray László
BASSANIO - Kolcsár József
GRATIANO - Diószegi Attila
SALARINO - Márton Lóránt
SALANIO - Nagy Kopeczky Kálmán
LORENZO, IN LOVE WITH JESSICA - Nagy Alfréd
LANCELOT GOBBO, A FOOLISH MAN IN THE SERVICE OF SHYLOCK - Erdei Gábor
OLD GOBBO, FATHER OF LANCELOT - Kőmíves Mihály
SHYLOCK, A RICH JEW - Szakács László
TUBAL, A JEW, SHYLOCK’S FRIEND - Nagy Lázár József
PORTIA, A RICH HEIRESS - Kicsid Gizella
NERISSA, PORTIA’S MAID - Gajzágó Zsuzsa
JESSICA, DAUGHTER OF SHYLOCK - Szalma Hajnalka / Fekete Mária
PRINCE OF MOROCCO - Pálffy Tibor
PRINCE OF ARAGON - Pálffy Tibor
& Szilágyi Zsolt (vocals), Boldizsár Szabolcs (flute)

Directed by: Bocsárdi László
Set design: Bartha József
Costume design: Dobre Kóthay Judit
Dramaturgy assistant: Czegő Csongor
Music coordinator: Incze G. Katalin

Play duration: 3h 10min (with intermission)

Among the many commentaries elicited by The Merchant of Venice over time, the analysis of the Hungarian literary historian, István Géher, is worth citing here: “The central issue is not anti-Semitism or anti-feminism, yet both motifs pervade the play together with many other controversial present-day themes: How should we respond to those who are different from us? Shall we have trust in justice or not? Shall we trust women or not? Where does money come from and what is its use? All these are merged and condensed in a Romantic-matter-of-fact comedy”. This perspective on the text is illustrated by the world built for the show by László Bocsárdi and his team.
A show produced in times of crisis, with a minimum of props and scenery, that exploits in many various ways the acting space.

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Photo: Barabás Zsolt

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