By Staff
August 14th, 2017
BURLINGTON, ON
They take to the grass this evening at 7:00 pm for the second season of Shakespeare at the RBG Rock.
Trevor Copp
Trevor Copp has done a remarkable piece of work with the Merchant of Venice and his cast of nine.
Copp sets out the story line. Money: Portia has it. Bassanio wants it. Shylock lends it. Antonio owes it. And it will cost him dearly.
Dark in its humour and bawdy in its romantic hijinks, The Merchant Of Venice takes audiences on a journey of love, mercy and (in)justice. And for the second consecutive year, Trevor Copp will direct the production; Copp is the founder and Artistic Director of the Tottering Biped Theatre.
Alma Sarai as Portia and Zach Parsons as Bassanio,
Last year, their first at the Rock Garden they brought in more than 2000 people to watch A Midsummer’s Night Dream.
It was a bold venture and it took courage on the part of the Royal Botanical Gardens administration to make the space available to Copp.
Michael Hannigan as Antonio,
It turned out to be a really wise move – the Burlington Hamilton markets might well be on the way to becoming the place where a director has the opportunity to produce a program that is vivid and entertaining.
There is an intimacy to the space used at the RBG Rock – well worth attending.
Opening night is this evening – the play will run August 14th to 18th ; 21st to 25th; the 28th and September 1st.
There are no Saturday shows.
Tickets are available on line.
