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 ...

Shakespeare continues to entertain at the Royal Lyceum where you can catch John Douglas Thompson, one of America’s most lauded Shakesperian actors, playing Shylock in Theatre For A New Audience ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Donald and Melania Trump arrive at the White House ahead of the inauguration ceremony on Monday in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of ...

Donald Trump is now the 47th president of the United States, as well as the 45th president, a businessman - and a man who knows how to put on a show. Former presidents, Trump family members, tech ...

EL PAÍS looks back at the swearing-in ceremony, which is held every four years at the Capitol in Washington Jan 20, 2025 - 12:56CET ...

Below is a selection of some Reuters pictures taken during the events of the day and in the lead-up to it, along with comments from the photographers who took them. U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Nintendo has finally revealed its new console, Nintendo Switch 2, and we’ve published the first images in a gallery below. In a Nintendo Switch 2 reveal video published on Thursday, the platform ...