Shakespeare

Jerusalem highlights: August 7-13

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Do not disturb until Chelyabinsk
Expulsion of Jews.

The uniqueness of hatred toward the Jews: From expulsion from England to today - opinion

Thus England became the first state in recorded history to completely expel its entire Jewish population, opening a historical floodgate of expulsions across the continent.

|BySHIMON REFAELI
Orange cat. (Illustrative)

Exit, pursued by a… cat? Feline friend steals show at production of Romeo and Juliet in Turkey

To his credit, Romeo, played by Brazilian dancer Pedro Seara, managed to lie nearly perfectly still, only cracking a small smile as the cat affectionately named ‘Romeow’ by netizens, rolled by him.

|BySHIR PERETS
File Photo: A Sothebys employee handles a copy of William Shakespeare, The First Folio 1623 in London, England, July 7, 2006.

British professor uncovers location of Shakespeare’s London home using previously unknown documents

Munro’s find is historically significant, painting a very different picture of where Shakespeare may have spent time in his later years then what was originally thought. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

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.

AUGUST 5, 2023ByNATALIE DAVIS
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.”

JULY 17, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
DORI ENGEL will present ‘I Shakespeare.’

Dortmund Ballet –  Midsummer Night’s Dream Choreographed by Alexander Ekman - review

Ekman is a well-known choreographer and he did well in using only a few thematic elements from the original play and adjusted them partially to his culture and artistic discourse with his peers.

JUNE 5, 2023ByORA BRAFMAN
BALLET DORTMUND’S ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream.’

'The Shakespeare Haggadah': Merging the Bard with Passover - review

The ‘Shakespeare Haggadah’ is a clever attempt to merge famous playwright, Jewish tradition

MAY 19, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
A BUST of the Bard peeks out of a Stratford-upon-Avon hotel, Britain. Will this new Haggadah raise questions about antisemitism in Shakespearean England?

Grapevine May 17, 2023: True friendship

“I’m here two months after I assumed my duties, and I’m here despite the terrorist attacks that we fully condemn, because I want to send a strong and clear message” Christodoulides said to Netanyahu

MAY 17, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides

'Midsummer Night’s Dream': A surreal and erotic extravaganza - review

Dortmund Ballet returns to Israel with Alexander Ekman’s monumental ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream.’

MAY 13, 2023ByNERIA BARR
THE DORTMUND BALLET performs Alexander Ekman’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream.’

'POV': A meaningful Arabic version of Shakespeare's Macbeth - review

The role of theater is also to offer people basic familiarity with high culture. In that context, Shakespeare had been performed in Arabic since the beginning of the 20th century.

MARCH 20, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
MACBETH REIMAGINED in ‘POV’ at Haifa University.

Jerusalem highlights March 3–9

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

MARCH 3, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
DMITRY YABLONSKY.

Boston-based Shakespeare troupe to perform in Eilat

Shakespeare & Company will perform Midsummer Night’s Dream and Julius Caesar at the Port of Eilat.

FEBRUARY 21, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS
SHAKESPEARE & Company.

Beit Lessin’s Hamlet: Witness the true power of theater - review

For our own confused age of fake news and reduced attention spans, Beit Lessin’s Hamlet offers a breathtaking voyage into the true power of theater.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
ELI GORENSTEIN as the ghost of Hamlet’s father.