Edinburgh Fringe 2025
theSpace on the Mile (venue 39)
1, 2 August (previews), 20.20 (50 mins) £8/£6*
3 – 9, 11 – 16, 18 – 23 August, 20.20 (50 mins) £12/£10*
* plus online booking fee
“Here stands our stage, a paltry Venice,
bereft of wealth and life, yet shadows walk
unseen, unheard. The oft-told tale begins
with money ventured ‘gainst a bond of flesh.
Indulgent age to careless youth his heart
bestows and fears to lose. But hold! See now
a new path taken, tragedy appears.
In steals a plot from well-known lovers’ play
and with sad death marks consequence of greed.”
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In The Merchant of Venice, only Portia’s appearance in court and her implacable logic saves Antonio from Shylock’s knife. But what would happen if she never came to Venice? Bassanio’s need for money to woo Portia sets in motion the events that lead to the trial, but what are his real motives? And why is there so much hatred between Antonio and Shylock?
With echoes of Romeo and Juliet, events in
A Pound of Flesh move relentlessly to a tragic end.
“A New Path Taken, Tragedy Appears”
What prompted this version of a classic play? Read this article by writer/director Martin Foreman
Acknowledgements
This production has been developed thanks to
John P Arnold, Ben Blow, Joseph Cathal, Hannah Bradley Croall, Wendy Brindle, Michael Daviot, Noa Gelb, Ross Hope, Al Innes, Alastair Lawless, Samuela Noumtchuet, Alan Paterson, Alexander Tait, Lois Williams, Robert Wylie, Trystan Youngjohn
and
the University of Edinburgh Community Access Initiative.
Early Rehearsal Pictures
Ollie Hiemann (Bassanio), Gabriel Bird (Antonio)
Danielle Farrow (Shylock), Michael Robert-Brown (Doge)
Millie Deere (Portia) not shown
more rehearsal pictures
to come