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Exhibition "Will’s Book – 400 Jahre Shakespeare’s First Folio": a copy of the "First Folio"

400 years of Shakespeare's First Folio

In 1622, the Frankfurt Book Fair helped launch the British playwright's collected works, which are as relevant as ever.
LiteratureOctober 12, 2022
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Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

Letters to Juliet, Dutch Gouda cheese and concerts on the water by ‘Le PianO du Lac.’
CultureAugust 23, 202125:59 min
Euromaxx | Romeo und Julia

Letters to Juliet: the Club di Giulietta in Verona

Those looking for love advice or comfort can write a letter to Juliet at the Club di Giulietta.
LiteratureAugust 23, 202104:36 min
Italian director Franco Zeffirelli

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli dead at 96

Famed for opulent film and opera productions, Zeffirelli led a storied life and often courted controversy.
CultureJune 15, 2019
Berlin - Schaubühne Theaterstück Richard III. von William Shakespeare

Shakespeare Reloaded

The Shakespeare Check: We ask fans of the Bard about their favorite quotes.
CultureDecember 5, 2016
Symbolbild Hamlet Aufführung Theater

Shakespeare & Friends

The Shakespeare Check: We ask fans of the Bard about their favorite quotes.
CultureDecember 5, 2016
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Arts.21 - The Cultural Magazine | 03.12.2016

A special edition, all about Shakespeare. What makes the playwright so timeless – and enigmatic?
CultureDecember 5, 2016
US President Barack Obama watches a performance during a visit to the Globe Theatre in London to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare on April 23, 2016 in London, England (Photo: Getty Images/C. Radburn)

To be or not to be in the EU

Amid controversy over his "Brexit" warning," Obama visited the famous Globe Theater on Shakespeare's 400th anniversary.
April 23, 2016

Spain marks 400 years since Cervantes' death

Events have been organized all over Spain to remember the country's best-known writer, Miguel de Cervantes.
April 23, 2016
Frank Günther

That Shakespeare Rhythm

A translator who gets the feel, rhythm and sound of the Bard’s powerful words just right.
April 18, 2016
Regisseur Thomas Ostermeier

Avantgarde Shakespeare

He rocks Shakespeare, in Berlin and around the world: Director Thomas Ostermeier.
April 18, 2016
Berlin - Schaubühne Theaterstück Richard III. von William Shakespeare

Shakespeare Reloaded

What do characters like Hamlet or Richard III have to say to us today, in a time of great uncertainty?
April 18, 2016
Symbolbild Hamlet Aufführung Theater

Shakespeare & Friends

The Shakespeare Check: We ask fans of the Bard about their favorite quotes.
April 18, 2016

Arts.21 - The Cultural Magazine | 16.04.2016

A special edition, all about Shakespeare. What makes the playwright so timeless - and enigmatic?
April 18, 2016
Schottland Mount Stuart House - Shakespeare Erstausgabe entdeckt

'Astonishing' Shakespeare first edition found

The First Folio is among the most valuable books in the world.
April 7, 2016

King Richard III makes final journey

The remains of England's Richard III, the last British monarch to die in battle, begin their final journey.
March 22, 2015

Medieval battlefields host the plays of William Shakespeare

In Britain, there's a lot of interest in a previously little examined period of history; the 15th century and the feuds known as the War of the Roses. Some of Shakespeare's plays set during the same period have just opened a new run, but this time acted out on the actual battlefields where they are set. Lars Bevanger went along to the premiere at the Towton Battlefield in the North of England.
August 4, 201306:45 min
Surjit Hans (Photo: Murali Krishnan / DW)

The Bard of Punjab

An Indian scholar completes his endeavor of translating all of Shakespeare's works into Punjabi.
March 28, 2013