Shakespeare

A masterful ‘Otello’ at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv - review

Pascu’s fantastic performance masterfully kept guests on the edge of these said seats and was equally rich with such small details.

 IAGO IS ABLE to poison Otello’s mind in the great Verdi opera.
 A REHEARSAL this week of Verdi’s Otello at the Israeli Opera.

Israeli Opera revives Verdi's 'Otello'

 A scene from King Lear by William Shakespeare.

An Israeli 'King Lear': The worst returns to laughter - opinion

 A SCENE FROM ‘Romeo and Juliet.’

A mustached Juliet? Seminar Hakibutzim offers gender-fluid Shakespeare production - review


Jerusalem Highlights: August 16-22

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Jerusalem theater troupe brings Shakespeare back to the park

This is the 13th time Theater in the Rough co-founders, and mother and son duo, Beth Steinberg and Natan Skop have brought Shakespeare to Bloomfield Gardens.

 MEMBERS OF the cast of ‘As You Like It.’

All the world's a screen in Shakespeare film fest

The festival, programmed in collaboration with the English department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU), begins on June 9 and continues throughout the month.

 LEONARDO DICAPRIO and Claire Danes in 'Romeo + Juliet'

Nissan Nativ Acting Studio brings a reindeer ride with Henrik Ibsen's 'Peer Gynt' - review

Hebrew only. One hour and fifty minutes without intermission. HaBait Theater, 5 Noam Street Tel Aviv. NIS 70 per ticket.

 NISSAN NATIV students in ‘Even Dreams Awaken from Sleep.’

Netanyahu’s final act: Biblical triumph or Shakespearean tragedy? - opinion

Had Netanyahu retired after losing the 2021 election, his legacy may have remained intact.

 Likud head Benjamin Netanyahu at his party faction meeting, December 13, 2021.

Shakespearing things up in Eilat

The three performances, being held over four nights of theater magic, were produced by the youngsters during an intense seven-week process.

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Jerusalem highlights October 20-26

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 FERDINAND GOTTSCHALK & Jessie Busley in ‘Twelfth Night,’ Broadway, New Theatre.

'Richard III': A clear retelling of a great Shakespearean play - review

Director Itai Tiran transforms Shakespeare's Richard III by removing many historical elements, distilling it into an illustration of the lust for power in Israel.

 SHLOMI BERTONOV (L) as the murderer and Evgenia Dodina as King Richard appear in Gesher’s ‘Richard III.’

Read more Shakespeare before taking stance on judicial reform - opinion

Before you rush to judgment on any of today’s hot issues, make sure you’ve spent lots of time reading great books or watching rich plays.

 THE ACTORS of Theater in the Rough perform ‘Julius Caesar’ in Jerusalem last week.

Free Shakespeare theater returns to Jerusalem with 'Julius Caesar'

Theater in the Rough reinvents the classic Shakespeare play 'Julius Caesar' with a new musical element.

 THE CAST of this year’s Theater in the Rough production of ‘Julius Caesar’ strike a Shakespearean pose.

In 'I, Shakespeare,' Dori Engel solves the Bard of Avon's riddles

Dori Engel: “Shakespeare is the best-known person about whom very little is known.”

 DORI ENGEL will present ‘I Shakespeare.’