ED FRINGE 2011: Shylock – Assembly Hall

Writer: Gareth Armstrong Director: Gareth Armstong Reviewer: Val Baskott The Public Reviews Rating: 



Gareth Armstrong’s play is a revisionist take on the role of Shakespeare’s Shylock, prompted by Armstong’s experience of feeling a sense of isolation and difference when performing the role. He elevates the minor character Tubal, Shakespeare’s only other Jewish character (eight lines), as our centre [...]













