On a very wet Saturday in June, off to
We arrived in near glorious sunshine. Joy at this is enhanced by a certain amount of fizz.
A typical Tudorbethan House and Bicycle.
In the play I am struck by:-
- Anti-Semitism;
- Views about money lending.
As I have mentioned before not all bankers are merchants (or Jewish).
But of course banking as we know it, Jim, had a lot to do with those fabulous Medici boys. They found ways for the pope to get round accusations of encouraging usury when he was short of a bob or two!
An expanded view of boodle - by David Boyle in the Little Money Book all good stuff.
If you have a market, you are bound to have market failure and areas where the market does not operate and people to whom participation in the market is refused!
In which case you need a group of people who are beyond the pale and who will agree to operate in the sub prime area. A pound of flesh is a bit steep but I have heard some funny things being pledged in our business!
I thought it was a very enjoyable production. I surprised myself enjoying the complexity and richness of the language and belly laughing the comic touches with the audiences! Not, I am sure, anything to do with the fizz!
