Shylock's Ghost

Synopsis

As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, he travels with Alan Yentob to the ghetto in Venice to explore Shakespeare's most performed play - and in particular the character of the most divisive fictional Jew in history, Shylock. On their journey, Howard and Alan examine the evidence behind the charge of antisemitism against Shakespeare. How did his old Jew from Venice become such a useful propaganda tool during the Third Reich, and what was behind the absurd and infamous proposal to cut off a 'pound of flesh'?

Main Cast

Howard Jacobson

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alan Yentob

Himself - Presenter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Antony Sher

Age : 74 | Popularity : 4%

Reg E. Cathey

Age : 59 | Popularity : 22%

Anthony Julius

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Stephen Greenblatt

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jonathan Pryce

Age : 76 | Popularity : 31%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Colette Camden
Department	Role	Name

Join the discussion