THEATRE

until Saturday 21 October

The Merchant of Venice 1936

This groundbreaking production of the Shakespeare classic stars Tracy-Ann Oberman as Shylock, reimagined as a widowed single mother in London’s East End in the 1930s. She runs a small business from her cramped terrace house in Cable Street, desperately slaving to provide a prosperous future for her daughter Jessica, while also combatting the violent rise in antisemitism. Read our review of The Merchant of Venice 1936 on the JR blog and read our interview with Tracy-Ann Oberman in the Winter 2023 issue of JR.

7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed & Sat). From £24.64. Festival Theatre, WR14 3HB. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk