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

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

Riders of the storm

“The cast is taking the terrific text that makes up Shakespeare’s last full-length play and making it their own in a highly entertaining way and that is much to their credit," said Poch.

MAY 30, 2019ByHARRY BROWN
Key members of ‘The Tempest’ cast determinedly negotiate the jagged rocks of Jaffa’s coastline: (From left) Michelle Adam, Talya Bem, Shimi Herman, Robin Stamler, Stephen Lerner, Yedidya Fraiman, Shlomit Kovalsky, Sandy Cash, Aliza Schoffman-Land, Sharon Benjamini.

Shakespeare for all at the Haifa International Children’s Theater Festival

William Shakespeare has been called the common man’s playwright, and with good reason.

APRIL 18, 2019ByBARRY DAVIS
A SCENE FROM ‘Twelfth Night.’

Shakespeare for all

The Haifa International Children’s Theater Festival goes highbrow

APRIL 16, 2019ByBARRY DAVIS
A SCENE FROM ‘Twelfth Night.’

58th Israel Festival continues to grow more Israeli

Lineup includes Itim, Clipa and Zik Theaters, Gilad Kahana’s ‘Beats Per Second’

APRIL 4, 2019ByHELEN KAYE, BARRY DAVIS
Sweden’s Cullberg Dance Company performing 'Figure a Sea'

Shut up, Shakespeare, Part 2

It’s not looking great for Shakespeare. Should he ripped out of textbooks in the Holy Land? Depends on whom you ask.

JANUARY 24, 2019ByPAMELA PELED
William Shakespeare