What this production – adapted by director Brigid Larmour and star (Shylock) Tracy-Ann Oberman – does is set us in London in 1936. It’s when Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists were on the rise ...

"It goes without saying that 'The Merchant of Venice' is a desperately difficult play to stage for a 21st century audience," said Joyce McMillan in The Scotsman. Torn between his desire to give ...

A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days: Florian Schieder of Italy prepares at the start for the first Men's Downhill training ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians moved north on Monday after Israeli forces withdrew from ...

In the drama, the Jewish moneylender, Shylock – who has suffered a lifetime of Judeophobic oppression and abuse – seeks the life of the titular merchant, Antonio, for non-payment of debt. The play ...

Shylock, the anti-hero, is a Jewish moneylender who becomes entangled in the affairs of wealthy non-Jews and suffers terribly for it. In this version, Oswald Mosely inspires Antonio, the merchant ...

(AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Jan. 17-23, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Bridget Jones, highlights some of the most ...

House-holders, farmers, businesses and local authorities around the country are assessing the damage caused by caused by Storm Éowyn. People are being advised that the impact of the storm and the ...

Creations from more than 250 artists will be the centerpiece of the 49 th Annual “IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts,” a three-day outdoor event that runs through Sunday in New Smyrna Beach.

As city slicker Antonio cuts a fateful deal with Jewish loan shark Shylock to bankroll his best bro Bassanio’s big deal on the high seas, the hatred is mutual. Business is business, however ...

The most obvious hook is casting a Black actor as Shylock in an attempt to equate the otherness of the Jew in Renaissance Europe to that of Black people in contemporary America. When those performers ...

JD Vance was sworn in as vice president.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson-Pool via Imagn Images) Usha Vance held the Holy Bible.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) The inauguration's guest list included foreign ...