Shakespeare

Rome to charge tourists to get close to Trevi Fountain in move aimed at reducing chaos

“Two euros isn’t very much, and it will lead to less chaotic tourist flows,” said Mayor Gualtieri

|ByESTHER DAVIS
TOURISTS ACCESS the viewing area of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, after the city introduces a two-euro paid entry at several monuments and museums previously free, in Rome, Italy, February 2, 2026.
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.

‘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
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

'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.

Shakespeare’s lost manuscript

David Herman packs a great deal into the small book, and The Lost Manuscript will certainly be enjoyed by an adolescent readership – and by many adults as well.

JANUARY 28, 2023ByNEVILLE TELLER
GET INSIDE the Bard’s story of Jewish character Shylock (Pictured: Portrait from ‘Hombres y Mujeres Celebres,’ Barcelona, 1877).

Nazi and Jewish version of Romeo & Juliet being produced by UK theatre

Set in 1930s Germany, the Icarus version of Romeo & Juliet will reimagine Romeo as a Hitler Youth member and Juliet as a Jewish girl.

OCTOBER 31, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Visitors seen standing next to a display of swastika banners at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 26, 2022, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Are there Jewish roots to Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'?

There is no suggestion in the play that antisemitism played any part in the antagonism between the Capulets and the Montagues. But it is well known that there were many Jews in Verona.

OCTOBER 30, 2022ByJANE BIRAN
Samuel Pepys (portrait by John Hayls, 1666)

Netanyahu: My Zionism for a horse

Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest political deal sees him taking up the role of Richard III.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset on June 30.

Free Shakespeare performance returns to Jerusalem

The play will star 10 actors both native Israelis and English speakers from the general area of Jerusalem and farther.

AUGUST 6, 2022BySYDNEY MAUD
GET INSIDE the Bard’s story of Jewish character Shylock (Pictured: Portrait from ‘Hombres y Mujeres Celebres,’ Barcelona, 1877).