Best Shakespeare productions: The Merchant of Venice
Peter O'Toole, Patrick Stewart and Antony Sher have all made stunning Shylocks which versions of this problematic play have you been sold on?Obviously, The Merchant of Venice poses a problem in the modern world. But I'm struck by how successful it's been on the postwar stage for two basic reasons: directors increasingly give it a strong social context and realise it's as much a play about money as race or religion. …