Get your London theatre tickets to The Merchant of Venice 1936 at the Criterion Theatre

London, 1936 the threat of fascism grows day by day.  

Shylock (Tracy-Ann Oberman - Eastenders, Doctor Who, Friday Night Dinner) a widow, single mother and survivor of attacks on Jewish people in Russia, runs a small business from her home in Cable Street. 

Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists plan a march through the Jewish East End and a fragile peace is shattered. 

Into Shylock’s world enters anti-semitic Antonio in need of a loan, a dangerous deal is made. Will Shylock take her revenge?  

A powerful reminder of a key moment in British history.