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 ...

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.

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

In “Playing Shylock”, an actor starring in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” is interrupted and told the show has been cancelled. From there, we get a monologue about having difficult ...

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.” ...

Noni Hazlehurst is a special kind of actor and has written a special kind of memoir. She recently performed Daniel Kee ...

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.” ...

Restaurant critic Jay Rayner has accused The Guardian of employing anti-Semites and its editor of lacking the courage to take ...

The elephant in the vault is government borrowing. If a bank can earn double-digit risk-free interest by lending to the ...