Trying to fix what Shakespeare got wrong
Playwrights Lauren M. Gunderson and Sarah Mantell are reimagining supporting characters from “Hamlet” and “The Merchant of ...
Yes, ‘The Merchant of Venice’ is a problematic, antisemitic play — this marvellous Toronto version shows the rewards of staging it
Merchant Antonio (Jesse Nerenberg) lends money to his friend Bassanio (Cameron Laurie) so the latter can travel to Belmont to ...
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The new Shylock
Dominic Green on a recent production of “The Merchant of Venice.” ...
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I have every right to play Shylock as a woman - but James Bond should always be a man
It eventually inspired me to take up my current role, as Shylock in a version of Shakespeare’s problem comedy The Merchant of Venice. I’m the first British woman to play the role – Shylock is ...
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Lisa Nandy: The arts are not afraid to broach controversial subjects
The culture secretary has said she is "not worried" about the way the arts approach controversial topics amid fears ...
How Queer really are the plays of Shakespeare? A punk pirate musical answers the question
Two characters both named Antonio in two different Shakespeare plays - the Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night - are often ...
Leo Woodall's great aunts who were the Bridget Joneses of their day! Nation's new heartthrob comes from a long line of trailblazing women - from a rumoured royal m…
As well as chalking up quite a resume and reducing admirers to tears playing Dexter Mayhew in Netflix's One Day, Leo Woodall ...
How Queer really are the plays of Shakespeare?
Two characters both named Antonio in two different Shakespeare plays - the Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night - are often considered to be gay. Antonio in Much Ado About Nothing is also suspected. A ...
From Charlie Hebdo To Jiang Yefei, The Cost Cartoonists Pay For Political Satire
Since its founding, Charlie Hebdo has championed free expression and secularism, using satire to criticise organised ...
A Time Outworn by Val Mulkerns: a sunlit novel, with shadows
She published 10 books, including novels and collections of short stories. A Time Outworn – the title drawn from Yeats - was ...
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Departure Lounge: Get the scent of romance in a Venetian fragrance workshop
The Love Atelier workshop will introduce you to the Venetian art of perfumewhere you will create a bespoke fragrance that’s ...
Who Wrote the Book of Love?
It’s Valentine’s Day and much is happening in Washington and the political world, some of it quite unsettling. But I’m taking a break from current ...