{"product_id":"playing-shylock-mark-leiren-young-9781990738852","title":"Playing Shylock","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this theatrical funhouse mirror, an actor, Saul Rubinek, is played by the actor Saul Rubinek, who is playing Shylock in a production of \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e that is running in whatever theatre you're in, whatever night you're there. You've arrived just in time for the second act, but the show does not go on. Instead, the actor portraying Shakespeare's most controversial character steps out of the role and into the spotlight to share why the show has been cancelled. Centuries of artistic tension collide with today's call for accountability, all channelled through one actor's life story and his plea for understanding as he fights cancellation and, possibly, extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Leiren-Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1990738850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781990738852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scirocco Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Mark Leiren-Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460251136255,"sku":"9781990738852","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9957e48-903a-4d12-abdd-af4588e56a0c.jpg?v=1777413530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/playing-shylock-mark-leiren-young-9781990738852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}