The Merchant of Venice "The Merchant of Venice" and "Othello" in his 2014 comic novel "The Serpent of Venice", in which he makes Portia (from "The Merchant of Venice") and Desdemona (from "Othello") sisters. All of the characters come from those two plays with the exception of Pocket, the Fool, who comes from Moore's earlier novel based on "King Lear". Naomi Alderman's "The Wolf in the Water" is a radio-play first broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 2016. The play continues the story of Shylock's daughter Jessica, who lives in an anti-semitic Venice and practices her Jewish faith in secret. Part of the BBC's
Shakespeare in Love (play) Royal, Nottingham (15 to 20 October), Festival Theatre, Malvern (23 to 27 October), Oxford Playhouse (30 October to 3 November), Cambridge Arts Theatre (5 to 9 November), King's Theatre, Edinburgh (12 to 17 November) and Chichester Festival Theatre (20 to 24 November), with further dates and casting to be announced. It was announced in August 2018 that Shakespeare in Love will be one of the two headlining productions for the 30th Anniversary of Bard on the Beach in the Kitsilano Neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia. Shakespeare in Love (play) Shakespeare in Love is a play by Lee Hall adapted from