Jacobson takes the great tale of vengeance and cruelty and propels it through space and time to the shiny modern world of Cheshire's Golden Triangle, where we meet a funny, love-driven, vindictive cast of characters very much from our world. When merchant Antonio's ships are lost at sea and it becomes clear he cannot repay the Jewish moneylender Shylock, the case goes to court: Antonio must honour his promise - until an unknown lawyer (Portia herself, dressed as a man) arrives and brilliantly picks the case apart.