Shakespeare

‘Hamnet’ is Oscar-bait about Shakespeare's free-spirited wife - review

Hamnet, which just opened in theaters around Israel, is a movie about William Shakespeare’s family that really wants to be about something else.

JANUARY 27, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

BRITAIN'S QUEEN Camilla (R) attends a special screening of 'Hamnet', the film adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's award-winning novel, in central London on January 27, 2026.

Saul Rubinek plays a version of himself in "Playing Shylock," about an actor whose dream to play Shakespeare's controversial Jewish character is thwarted by timid producers.

Saul Rubinek’s new one-man show asks, is there ever a right time to play Shylock?

“Playing Shylock,” opening in Brooklyn, imagines the cancellation of Shakespeare’s controversial play about the humiliation of a Jewish moneylender.

OCTOBER 22, 2025|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

Rami Heuberger, Israeli actor and director, who passed away on August 28, 2025.

'Schindler’s List' Israeli actor Rami Heuberger dies at 61

Rami Heuberger was a prolific actor who appeared on stage, screen, and television. He passed away at the age of 61 after a long battle with cancer.

AUGUST 28, 2025|ByHANNAH BROWN

Jerusalem highlights : August 22-28

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

AUGUST 22, 2025|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

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, 2025ByRAFAEL MEDOFF

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.

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, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN

IAGO IS ABLE to poison Otello’s mind in the great Verdi 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, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN

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

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