Film

The Merchant of Venice

2005 · 1h 30m

A BBC schools programme broadcast about Tom Stoppard’s abridged version of the play which was performed by the National Youth Theatre at the Royal Opera House in London. The televised recording of the performance is preceded by comments on the work in progress from stage director Paul Roseby and writer Tom Stoppard. Jeremy Irons, who played Antonio in the film version of The Merchant of Venice (2004), comments on the merits of producing a play with young actors.

Jeremy Irons

Himself

Yolanda Kettle

Portia

Francesca Zoutewelle

Nerissa

Gavin Fowler

Shylock

Harry Melling

Launcelot Gobbo

Gwawr Loader

Ensemble

Sophie MacClancy

Ensemble

Katie Moore

Ensemble

Rosa O'Reilly

Ensemble

Susan Wokoma

Ensemble

• Paul RosebyDirector
• Tom StoppardWriter

Release date

October 6, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m