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During the production of The Merchant of Venice a charity night was held and we had great pleasure in donating more than $1300 in boxoffice takings to Caritas. We would like to thank all who attended and helped us make this donation. Details about Caritas and the Project Compassion Appeal can be found at www.caritas.org.au.

In Shakespeare's Venice wild carnivals are held, money is thrown around and lovers fiendishly disguise themselves. The city and its rollicking citizens are extravagant and verging on the grotesque. Caught in the middle of this whirlwind of scandal and festivity are Antonio and Shylock. They are floating through surreal circumstances, displaced, angry and bound by a wager of flesh. Shylock is brutally persecuted and made evil. Antonio is disenchanted and recklessly assists Bassanio, trying to find a place in the new world.

The Merchant and the Money Lender are at odds with each other and yet, are somehow united as both are losing their grip in a Venice that is sinking into economic, cultural and judicial madness.

A delirious comedy, a dark fable, this heartbreaking tale of loss, love and revenge will be unmissable.