Hadestown: The Musical vs The Merchant of Venice
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 6.8/10 for The Merchant of Venice). The Merchant of Venice is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 21m. The Merchant of Venice is the older of the two (2004 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hadestown: The Musical
The Merchant of Venice| Hadestown: The Musical | The Merchant of Venice | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.9/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Brett Sullivan | Michael Radford |
| Main cast | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker | Zuleikha Robinson, Charlie Cox, David Harewood, Jeremy Irons, Ron Cook |
Synopsis
Hadestown: The Musical
The tragic love of Orpheus and Eurydice is intertwined with the complex relationship of Hades and Persephone. Eurydice, struggling with poverty, is lured to the industrial underworld of Hadestown by Hades, while Orpheus, a struggling musician, ventures down below to bring her back. (Filmed live at the Lyric Theatre, London, featuring the core five original Broadway cast members.)
The Merchant of Venice
Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.
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