{"product_id":"gratiano","title":"Gratiano","description":"\u003cp\u003eBassanio has been murdered and, under suspicion, Gratiano is forced to revisit his Fascist past. He was never the hero – just a minor character, the plucky comic relief – but he never thought he would play the villain... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a challenging sequel to William Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice, \u003c\/i\u003ethis one-man monologue written in a mixture of verse and prose explores the politics of prejudice in the 20th century.  Amongst the turmoil of post-war Italy we read between the lines of Shakespeare's classic tale, examine the true nature of the characters and ask just how Mussolini managed to use democracy to turn a people against themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the 2019 tour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55634863554904,"sku":"9781350113497","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350113497.jpg?v=1770363930","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/gratiano","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}