Presenter: Portia, one of theatre’s strongest heroines ... She’s a menace to the men of Venice, winning with her wits and not with her… good looks. She’s bored of her situation and she ...

Portia enters with Bassanio and a few others. Before Portia's father passed away, he created a challenge for any potential suitor for Portia's hand in mariage. A suitor must pick one of three ...

Joseph Millson's Antonio and Georgie Fellows' Portia are stand-out performances ... In conclusion, The Merchant of Venice ...

The heiress Portia becomes “a beautiful glacial ... Yet playing Shylock in The Merchant of Venice was never on her radar.

Portia asks Bassanio to spend some time with her before he decides to leave in which she will miss his company. Shylock, a greedy money-lender, provides Antonio a loan, even though Antonio often ...

A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will ...