Martin Foreman drama and fiction A Pound of Flesh Home< >< >Productions What if Portia never came to Venice? text is provisional and subject to change concept and all new text © Martin Foreman full script available: martin@martinforeman.com Act One Prologue Scene 1: a tavern Scene 2: Portia's House (Belmont) Scene 3: the Rialto Scene 4: a street Scene 5: Shylock's House Scene 6: a street Scene 7: Shylock's House Scene 8: outside Shylock's House Scene 9: a tavern / the port Scene 10: Portia's House (Belmont) Act Two Scene 11: Portia's House (Belmont) Scene 12: a street Scene 13: Portia's House (Belmont) Scene 14: the court Scene 15: Portia's Garden (Belmont) Scene 16: a prison cell Characters Antonio Bassanio Portia Shylock Gratiano Jessica Lorenzo Nerissa Salarino Duke Launcelot Messenger Stephano Tubal Born in Dundee and growing up in Edinburgh, Martin Foreman spent many years living and working in London and on five continents. That international perspective is reflected in his fiction, particularly The Butterfly's Wing and First and Fiftieth. Since 2011 he has focused on theatre, initially as an actor, more recently as a playwright and director. In 2012 he won the London Solo Festival New Writing Award and in 2018 the Pitlochry Festival Theatre Short Play Award. He currently lives in Perthshire but mostly directs and supports theatre in Edinburgh. His playscripts and fiction are available from Amazon, ebay and Arbery Books. martin@martinforeman.com