Cambridge Shakespeare Festival: The Merchant of Venice

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival: The Merchant of Venice 

3 August - 29 August 2026

In sixteenth-century Venice, Antonio borrows money from Shylock, the Jewish moneylender whom he has publicly humiliated in the past. The loan is to be paid when Antonio’s ships return to the city. But if they should fail, and the money cannot be repaid, then Antonio shall pay a terrible price. In some of his most highly charged scenes, Shakespeare dramatises the competing claims of tolerance and intolerance, justice and mercy, whilst in the character of Shylock created the most memorable and tormented of outsiders in all theatre.

Performances are every evening (except Sundays) at 7.30pm.

Tickets can be purchased on the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival website.