Bard's Play Transported to Glamorous Jazz Age

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ALL the glitz and glamour of the 1920s will give us a dazzling new take on Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

That's the view of Camilla Arfwedson, who plays Portia in the Derby Theatre production which has been transported from Venice in the 14th century to London's financial centre in the jazz age. Camilla says: "I was quite surprised by the setting when I got the part but having thought about it, it's a really exciting era to have chosen - especially for women.

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Bard's Play Transported to Glamorous Jazz Age

"It's just after the suffrage movement and women getting the vote. So women have this new-found independence, strength and sense of fun. Fashion is changing for women, ...

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