First Nighter: The Royal Shakespeare Company's Outstanding "Merchant of Venice" is Screened

No one who knows The Merchant of Venice is unaware of the famous and often considered odious character Shylock's being a Jew both sinned against and sinning. Rarely, however, have I seen a production of William Shakespeare's play where the anti-Semitism is more acute than in Deborah Findlay's superlative Royal Shakespeare Company account. It's screening today (August 23) and at other times elsewhere (check local listings), and is highly recommended. Findlay's handling of the tricky work achieves...