Shylock is a main character from The Merchant of Venice, a play by William Shakespeare. Shylock is discriminated against by most of the characters in the play because he is Jewish. Shylock lends ...

Is Shylock Jewish? studies Shakespeare's extensive use of stories from the Hebrew Bible in "The Merchant of Venice", and argues that Shylock and his daughter Jessica draw on recognizably Jewish ways ...

At its heart, Playing Shylock is a ghost story. When actor Saul Rubinek stammers into the Berkeley Street Theatre, he carries the hollow expression of someone who’s survived something.

THUMBNAIL SKETCH: SHYLOCK takes place in the Auschwitz Concentration camp. Two inmates are forced by the camp commandant to ...

In 1971, legendary British actress Judi Dench played Portia in a production of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” In her ...

In Canadian Stage's new production, Playing Shylock, the Canadian acting legend Saul Rubinek plays a fictionalized version of himself as he prepares to take on one of theatre's most controversial ...

There have been periods in my life where my Jewishness has felt neutral or even a form of self-loathing,” an actress in the play told JNS. “That’s worthy of exploration.” ...

The actor playing Shylock delivers a candid and passionate appeal about identity, public discourse, and the theatre. Saul Rubinek, beloved Canadian television and film veteran (Wall Street ...

Getting a loan from a Shylock will cost you an unbearably higher interest rate than what a Sacco or Chama would advance you. I am married and earn Sh56,000 net. My expenses are: Sh13,500 food and ...

Igor Golyak's "Merchant of Venice" asks, what if we treated the play like a comedy the way Shakespeare intended.