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The Merchant of Venice was conceived for and minted in the Jewish Ghetto of Venice in 2016 on the 500th anniversary of its founding.
Originally produced in the Venice Ghetto in partnership with Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the Creative Europe Project "Shakespeare In and Beyond the Ghetto." Mille graze to Shaul Bassi, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Beit Venezia, Maria Ida Biggi, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Carol Rutter, David Kastan; filmmakers Ted Hardin and Elizabeth Coffman; and the entire company of extraordinary actors and crew who together breathed the production into its first life. We honor you all.
After the performance in the Venice Ghetto, the production traveled to Castello degli Ezzelini in Bassano del Grappa, Italy and to the high security Padova Prison for men in Padova, Italy.
KING LEAR Performs at the 2026 Craiova International Shakespeare Festival in Romania
The news of our triumphant run at La MaMa was heard around the world: Colombari's KING LEAR will be presented as part of the 2026 Craiova International Shakespeare Festival.
KING LEAR
(In English with Romanian Subtitles)
Wednesday, May 27 at 8PM
Thursday, May 28 at 7PM
Venue: Teatrul Colibri
For tickets & more information, click HERE
The 15th edition of the International Shakespeare Festival returns to Craiova, Romania, with the theme, WILL matters. For 11 days (May 21 - 31), with 450+ events in 60+ venues, the festival transforms Craiova into an international stage where theatre, music, visual arts and new technologies meet the living legacy of Shakespeare.
Founded in 1994, the festival has become one of the world’s leading Shakespeare festivals and a major landmark of Romania’s cultural profile. Over the past three decades, Craiova has welcomed renowned artists and companies from over 70 countries, building a strong reputation as a meeting point for major Shakespearean productions, artistic innovation and intercultural dialogue. The 2026 edition continues this legacy while expanding the festival across the city and into everyday life.
For more, visit: www.shakespearefestival.online