Shakespeare

Jerusalem highlights : August 22-28

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

AUGUST 22, 2025|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump attends an America250 event in Des Moines, Iowa last week. Trump says he didn’t know the term ‘Shylock’ has antisemitic connotations, when he used it speaking of unscrupulous bankers, the writer notes.

Why ‘Shylock’ matters: No excuse for this antisemitic slur - opinion

William Shakespeare helped solidify the stereotype in the public imagination in his play 'The Merchant of Venice,' with his notorious depiction of the Jewish moneylender Shylock.

JULY 8, 2025|ByRAFAEL MEDOFF

IAGO IS ABLE to poison Otello’s mind in the great Verdi opera.

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.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

A REHEARSAL this week of Verdi’s Otello at the Israeli Opera.

Israeli Opera revives Verdi's 'Otello'

If theater-goers are left to wonder whether Iago hates Otello because he is a racist or because he was skipped for promotion, opera patrons are rewarded with his aria.

JANUARY 23, 2025|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

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

The chaos in King Lear eventually ends. Too many die; the country is big-time battered. But with new leadership in place that is morally decent, England will be okay. So will Israel.

OCTOBER 26, 2024ByPAMELA PELED

A scene from King Lear by William Shakespeare.

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

The play is introduced to the audience by a frame-story. A married couple (Mika Zak and Yonatan Shimony) attempt to explain the play to us.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Jerusalem Highlights: August 16-22

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

AUGUST 16, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN

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.

AUGUST 13, 2024ByMOLLY MYERS

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.

JUNE 8, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

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.

APRIL 4, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN

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.

MARCH 20, 2024ByROMY LEIBLER/THE MEDIA LINE

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.

FEBRUARY 15, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Jerusalem highlights October 20-26

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

OCTOBER 20, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN

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.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN

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