Plays

The Ankara State Theater will stage Molière's 'The Miser' at Atatürk Cultural Center in Istanbul under the direction of Işıl Kasapoğlu. The five-act comedy play will be on the stage on Aug 4, 5 and 6.

When John Kani launched his acting career in the 1960s, the only stage he could find was an empty snake pit at a shuttered South African museum.

His latest production, "Kunene and the King," opened with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played on London's West End.

It's now resuming a South African tour that was interrupted by the pandemic's theater closures.

Could it be the curse of the Scottish play? Daniel Craig's return to Broadway in a new version of "Macbeth" has been temporarily halted after the actor contracted COVID-19.

While many European theaters remain closed due to the pandemic, the famed Teatro alla Scala on Dec. 7 opened its new season with the gala premiere of Verdi's "Macbeth" to a fully seated house.

After a year of playing to empty houses, Britain's Royal Ballet dancers William Bracewell and Fumi Kaneko are eager to "celebrate what we do best" when they return to the public stage as Romeo and Juliet.

"I haven't done this, a three-act ballet for ages," Japanese prima ballerina Kaneko told AFP after a rehearsal of the famous balcony scene.

What's in a name, you might ask. While the case of Romeo and Juliet was a bit extreme, names do make a difference in the way one is perceived and can truly be a burden, especially when they are out of tune with the times. This is especially the case with the so-called "traditional" names, though some more than others. I ought to know. I have been lumbered with one my entire life.

Inspired by Ariel's song in Shakespeare's tragicomedy "The Tempest," Greek world music act Savina Yannatou and Primavera en Salonico present "Watersong," a program of songs from different parts of the Mediterranean about the sea, the desert, life, death and magic.

A rare 1623 book that brought together William Shakespeare's works for the first time will go up for auction in April, Christie's auction house announced on Jan. 10.

A pinnacle of ancient Greek tragedy, Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" tells the harrowing tale of a son struck by confounding misfortune when he unknowingly murders his father. The Ancient Theater of Epidaurus will present a new take on the drama, directed by Constantinos Markoulakis with music conducted by Minos Mastsas, as part of the Athens & Epidaurus Festival.