entertaining and challenging drama
Edinburgh Fringe 2025
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
theSpace on the Mile (venue 39)
“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.