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.

|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.

|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.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Shira Kamrad, ‘Jerusalem Beach.'

Jerusalem highlights : August 22-28

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

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

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
William Shakespeare

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.’

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.

AUGUST 23, 2023ByEMMY LEAH ZITTER
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.

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.’