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

Meet the Israelis who are reconnecting modern Hebrew to Yiddish

Yiddish is doing a lot better than Hopi or Gaelic.

NOVEMBER 9, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Yiddish land revisited Yiddish actor and singer Yoni Eilat depicted here reading a Yiddish newspaper

Iris Nesher’s ‘Out of Time’ exhibit documents an extraordinary love

“It would have been such a beautiful place to shoot the final photo,” which was planned for when Ari turned 18.

OCTOBER 27, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN
AN OFFERING from ‘Out of Time’ by Iris Nesher

The Shakespearean tragedy of Netanyahu - analysis

Had Shakespeare still been around today, he could have written a tragedy about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

OCTOBER 22, 2019ByGIL HOFFMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia September 12, 2019.

Exploring the Tel Aviv-London connection

Over four days in November, Israelis will be able to savor a slew of artistic creations from the UK

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019ByBARRY DAVIS
‘HAMLET’S BIG ADVENTURE’ will be performed by the aptly named Reduced Shakespeare Company

Saudi Vision 2030 – the British connection

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is such an established feature of today’s Middle East that it comes as something of a surprise to realize that it is less than a hundred years old.

AUGUST 29, 2019ByNEVILLE TELLER
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth greets Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, at Buckingham Palace in 2018

Updating ‘Ophelia’

Opera giant Barbara Hannigan and Israeli dance icon Rina Schenfeld team up

AUGUST 22, 2019ByORI J. LENKINSKI
Rina Schenfeld (Bottom) and Barbara Hannigan collaborate in ‘Ophelia’

Shakespeare on the go

Now in its ninth year, this year’s play follows 2018’s Hamlet and previous productions

AUGUST 8, 2019ByCOURTESY
SHAKESPEARE ON THE GO

‘Measure for Measure: In Motion’ inspires conversation and laughter

AUGUST 8, 2019ByEMMA MCAVOY
POLITICS, SEXUAL relationships and power struggles between genders: All these issues are explored.

Fun on the fringe

The annual Beersheba Fringe Festival offers 30 productions from around the globe

JULY 22, 2019ByBARRY DAVIS
THE CAST OF ‘Habbek Otee Lanetzach, Patricio’ (Embrace Me Forever, Patricio)

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli passes away at 96

In a statement, his foundation said he died in Rome on Saturday. "Ciao Maestro," said the announcement.

JUNE 15, 2019ByREUTERS
Italian director Franco Zeffirelli arrives to attend Luciano Pavarotti's funeral at the cathedral of Modena September 8, 2007