Review: The Merchant Of Venice – Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas goes the saying, and in Rupert Goold’s exuberant transplanting of the neon-lit Nevada Strip instead of the original Venetian backdrop, the dark dealings played out in the Merchant of Venice seem ideal to remain behind the casino doors. Except Goold chooses to play the racism, romantic fantasy and…