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Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘Shakespeare could not avoid the attitude of hatred towards Jews at the time he was writing’

The actor talks to Sarah Crompton about setting ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at the time of Oswald Mosley’s fascists, and her thoughts on trigger warnings

The Independent UK

Patti Love obituary

Actor best known for her stage work and acclaimed for her portrayal of Mary Barnes in the title role of David Edgar’s 1978 play

The Guardian - UK

Fresh take on Shakespeare explores antisemitism via 1930s Cable Street

The Merchant of Venice 1936 among four plays to feature at RSC’s reopened Swan theatre this summer

The Guardian - UK

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The week in theatre: The Tempest; Linck & Mülhahn; The Lehman Trilogy – review

Alex Kingston’s fine Prospero weathers an RSC concept storm; the 21st century erupts into a tale of 18th century gender subversion; and illusion captivates in a revival of Sam Mendes’s banking saga

The Guardian - UK

The Tempest review – Alex Kingston is a magnificent Prospero

Climate catastrophe and power struggles dominate Elizabeth Freestone’s RSC interpretation of Shakespeare’s play

The Guardian - UK

Biden, McCarthy make ‘no promises’ on debt, will keep talking

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy left a White House meeting with President Joe Biden on Wednesday afternoon saying they had a “good conversation,” but made “no agreements, no promises” in regard to the debt limit.

Tribune News Service

Biden, McCarthy make 'no promises' on debt, will keep talking - Roll Call

McCarthy left a meeting with Biden saying they had a “good conversation,” but made “no agreements, no promises” in regard to the debt limit.

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GOPers plot to hike retirement age to 70

"Medicare and Social Security are non-negotiable," responded Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan

Salon

BP sponsorship of Royal Opera House ends after 33 years

Move leaves British Museum and Science Museum isolated as arts institutions with fossil fuel sponsors

The Guardian - UK

Jenkin van Zyl on his death-defying art: ‘Setting myself on fire was idiotic. But the shot is amazing’

He makes films filled with gore, monsters and bizarre fetishes and looks like Mr Tumnus at a techno club. Could this prosthetics-wearing, jockstrap-clad raver be the UK’s most exciting new artist?

The Guardian - UK

LSL Property Services streamlines group with sale of new build firms to joint venture

Group First Limited and RSC New Homes Limited are being sold to the newly established Pivotal Growth Limited

Birmingham Post

Who was Stephen Greif? The Crown and Blake’s 7 actor dies aged 78

Greif appeared in Doctors, Coronation Street and EastEnders as well as working with RSC and the National Theatre

Evening Standard

'Totoro' play boosts East Asian visibility on British stage

LONDON: Actors of East and Southeast Asian heritage have long remained in the shadows of British performing arts, competing for stereotypical or often token roles with few opportunities to grab the limelight.

Bangkok Post

RSC to stage play about plague death of William Shakespeare’s son Hamnet

Adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel will premiere at Swan theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in April

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Anthony Burgess translation of Molière’s The Miser comes to light for first time

The A Clockwork Orange author’s translation – complete with recording – hailed as significant literary discovery

The Guardian - UK

From Neptune Frost to The Crown: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Afro cyberpunk musical or 1992’s annus horribilis at the palace? Our critics have you covered for the next seven days

Investors Business Daily

GOP Aims At Biden, Fires At Social Security

The ability of the GOP to change, even end, key features of Social Security hinges on who controls Congress after the midterm elections.

The Guardian - UK

Timothy O’Brien obituary

Stage designer who worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company, at the National Theatre in London and opera houses in the UK and abroad

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The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: My Neighbour Totoro; Local Hero – review

A beloved Studio Ghibli anime is brought to magical life in Phelim McDermott’s new RSC production, while the 1983 film Local Hero finds fresh resonance

Tribune News Service

House GOP’s Scalise defends Medicare, Social Security plans

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the number two House Republican, defended his party’s approach to Medicare and Social Security, which has become a campaign issue ahead of U.S. midterm elections in November.

Irish Mirror

Damien Duff says winning FAI Cup with Shelbourne would be 'the pinnacle'

Waterford host Shelbourne at the RSC in tomorrow's FAI Cup semi-final

Evening Standard

My Neighbour Totoro transfers to the West End: how the RSC turned a cult cartoon into a must-see theatre show

The creative team give the inside story on how they adapted the much-loved Studio Ghibli animation, breaking sales records in the process

The Guardian - UK

RSC Mischief festival review – a double bill of village rage

Ivy Tiller: Vicar’s Daughter, Squirrel Killer by Bea Roberts and Nina Segal’s O, Island! offer cartoonish satire that lacks sting

Evening Standard

Good at the Harold Pinter Theatre review: David Tennant is chillingly plausible

This stark play is an important rather than an enjoyable watch

ABC News

Cattle Australia facing legal challenge from restructure committee members over 'flawed' constitution

It was supposed to be the group to unite the grass-fed cattle industry — now the peak body for Australian producers is facing a legal challenge from within.

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