PAST PRODUCTION
Cast
CRAIG ANNIS as Gratiano & the Prince of Aragon
ANTHONY CAMPANELLA as Antonio
ROSANNA EASTON as Nerissa
IRVING GREGORY as Balthazar & the Prince of Morocco
RICHARD HILLIAR as Lorenzo & Tubal
STEVEN HOPLEY as Lancelot Job
RENAYE LORYMAN as Jessica
ALEX NICHOLAS as Bassanio
JERRY RETFORD as Solanio & Gobbo
LIZZIE SCHEBESTA as Portia
ANDREW THOMSON as Salerio & the Duke
& MARK LEE as Shylock
Crew
Producer & Director – Steven Hopley
Assistant Director – Lucy Bailes
Edition & Adaptation – Steven Hopley
Designer – Stephanie Todd
Lighting Design – Jerry Retford
Lighting Operator – Alexander Spinks
Stage Manager – Steven Hopley
Photography – Matthew Stuart & Rob Studdert
Publicity – Steven Hopley
Graphic Design – Elizabeth Bailes
“This production, with its superb performances and the simple beauty of its staging, is a marvelous piece of theatre. It’s an eminently watchable performance and an extraordinary stimulant to post show discussion.”
Theatre Red
“Sydney Shakespeare Company’s production of The Merchant of Venice is a clean, clever production of Shakespeare’s play. It adroitly handles all the multifarious threads of the narrative without it ever seeming laborious. It is deftly directed, beautifully performed, and all in all, a thoroughly enjoyable piece of theatre… While it has gravity where gravity is needed, it is in other ways screamingly funny.”
Theatre From The Back Seat
“In the hands of the Sydney Shakespeare Company, their Merchant of Venice is a clear, honest and simple telling of this problematic play, one which fills the tiny sixty-five-seat TAP Gallery theatre with a warmth and generosity of spirit… the cast speak the text with honesty and integrity, and in some cases it sounds as natural as our own speech – not an easy feat.”
The Spell of Waking Hours
“A wonderful opportunity to see a very interesting Shakespearean play with a superb cast who really know what they are doing.”
Lisa Thatcher
"Steven Hopley’s production makes three hours shrink into just a few blinks of an eye... Mark Lee is enthralling as Shylock... Lizzie Schebesta brings youth and gravitas simultaneously... Her Portia impresses as an unexpected feminist figure."
Suzy Goes See
“A very polished and entertaining production... Do yourselves a favour and find your way to this one.”
Sydney Arts Guide