Education Resources

Use these photo galleries to compare different RSC productions of The Merchant of Venice.

The 'How to...' document lists some topics these images can be used to explore and outlines suggested classroom activities.

View photographs from the 1981 production of The Merchant of Venice directed by John Barton.

View photographs from the 1993 production of The Merchant of Venice directed by David Thacker.

View photographs from the 2008 production of The Merchant of Venice directed by Tim Carroll.

View production photographs from the 2011 production directed by Rupert Goold and featuring Patrick Stewart as Shylock.

Go behind-the-scenes into a rehearsal with the company of Rupert Goold's production of The Merchant of Venice.