Paul Levy talks to writer, director and actor Nathan Ariss with cast members Seth Morgan (Shylock) and Steve Larkin (Gratiano) about The Merchant of New York, which plays at the Rialto Theatre. “‘In christening shalt thou have two godfathers… ‘ (Act IV, Scene I). Shakespeare meets the Mafia in this clever, iambic mashup, with a definite twist! When the characters go off-script, and the writer stops playing God, where is the mercy? Winner of the Rialto’s 2016 ‘Scratch’ New Writing award.”
