A New York production of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" drawing parallels between the assassinated Roman ruler and Donald Trump was in the eye of a growing storm Monday, abandoned by corporate sponsors and sparking debate about freedom of expression.
ANewYorkproductionofShakespeare's"JuliusCaesar"drawingparallelsbetweentheassassinatedRomanrulerandDonaldTrumpwasintheeyeofagrowingstormMonday,abandonedbycorpora
THERE are few lines in literature as memorable as “To be, or not to be—that is the question.” Uttered in the third act of “Hamlet”, the soliloquy offers a poignant examination of whether it is better to quietly bear the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” or to die, and “end the heartache”. The line has been delivered innumerable times across the world, and each actor offers a unique interpretation through pauses, tone and gesture. When David Tennant performed the line with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he spoke softly, with one long pause in the middle of the line, as though talking to himself. But when Rory Kinnear took on the role at the National Theatre, he said the line with a quiet nervousness, breaking it up with three separate pauses.
To mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare, a thematic exhibition opened in China Cultural Center in Brussels on Thursday night.
Four hundred years ago, when William Shakespeare was writing his sonnets with a quill, Tang Xianzu was recording verses with a brush nearly 6,000 kilometers away.
U.S. President Barack Obama marked the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death on Saturday by visiting the Globe theater in London for a performance of a scene from Hamlet, where the Danish prince poses the question: "To be or not to be".
Thousands of people from across the world gathered at the birthplace of William Shakespeare on Saturday to pay homage to the British playwright on the 400th anniversary of his death.
On the 400th anniversary of his death, Shakespeare is more popular abroad than in Britain and makes a significant contribution to the UK’s prosperity and influence, according to a survey published on Tuesday.
Chinese and British drama troupes will bring a translated version of William Shakespeare's Henry V to stages in China in November.
The official launch of the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) put the new multilateral financial institution in the spotlight. But, as William Shakespeare cautioned, all that glistens is not gold. The nascent AIIB still has much to do to prove itself.
William Shakespeare's home town of Stratford upon Avon will have a rival for fans of the British bard,with an ambitious plan to re-create a 16th century Globe theater near Liverpool.
A reworked play of Shakespeare's well-known comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream will start its Asia and Russia tour in mid-September.
William Shakespeare's hometown Stratford-upon-Avon on Wednesday celebrated his 450th birthday with a massive fireworks display, while a major theater in London launched his famous play "Hamlet" on a two-year global journey to mark the landmark anniversary.
From the literary giant William Shakespeare's plays to the apple tree in front of the farmhouse of the great scientist Isaac Newton, Liverpool band the Beatles to the popular TV series of Downtown Abbey, nearly 20 most iconic images of England will be exhibited from Wednesday on the Southbank in London.
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