RAIN or Shine Theatre Company make their annual return to Dore Abbey on Wednesday, July 16, with their production of The Merchant of Venice

Shakespeare weaves a web of romantic intrigue, cunning duplicity and comical foolery in The Merchant of Venice. Are the merchants trading on the Rialto as respectable as they claim to be? Is the young Venetian man choosing between gold, silver and lead caskets, a fortune hunter or a love-struck romantic? And who is the unknown lawyer pleading for the life of an unfortunate merchant?

The Merchant of Venice is at Dore Abbey on Wednesday, July 16 at 7.30pm and at Goodrich Castle on Sunday, July 27 at 7.30pm. To book for Dore Abbey, call 01981 570264. To book for Goodrich, call 03306 600 541 01452 521575. Book online for both dates at ticketweb.co.uk.