description: In this two-part radio presentation of the acclaimed 2001 Stratford production of Shakespeare's classic, Bassanio, an impoverished Venetian, is determined to go to Belmont to woo the heiress Portia. To do so, he needs to borrow 3,000 ducats from his friend Antonio, the merchant, who in turn, has to borrow from the usurer Shylock, Angered by past insults from Antonio, Shylock agrees to the loan on the condition that Antonio must forfeit a pound of flesh if he should default. When news arrives that Antonio's merchant fleet, bearing his entire fortune in cargo, has been lost at sea, Portia must come to the rescue. The production's original cast is featured: Peter Hutt as Antonio Donald Carrier as Bassanio Lucy Peacock as Portia Paul Soles as Shylock
language: English
title: The Merchant of Venice
titlecomplete: The Merchant of Venice (Stratford Festival)
characters: Shylock
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Classic Literature, Plays, Fiction, Read For School, Poetry, Theatre
ratings_count: 183525
places: Venice, Republic of Venice
publisher: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Audio)