The Merchant Of Venice (Bell Shakespeare)
outset, this production is sparklingly embroidered with directorial insight. Against a cascade of golden silks, leaves gently flutter to the floor. This is a fairytale realm of unreality ... this play's narrative quirks. Antonio's (Jo Turner) intense loyalty to his friend Bassanio (Damien Strouthos), for whom he is prepared to be mutilated over a debt, is spun
