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Apr 28

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Conversation: Sir Patrick Stewart Stars in ‘Hamlet’ Tonight on PBS

By Molly Finnegan

Tonight on PBS, Great Performances presents the television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2009 production of "Hamlet." David Tennant stars as Hamlet to Sir Patrick Stewart's ambitious but flawed Claudius.

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Mar 19

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Around the Nation Roundup

Here's a selection of art and culture reports from local public broadcasting stations and national producers.

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Mar 16

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Tuesday’s Art Notes

A roundup of arts headlines.

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Mar 15

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Monday’s Art Notes

A roundup of arts headlines.

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Feb 17

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Thursday’s Art Notes

A roundup of arts headlines.

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Feb 16

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Tuesday’s Art Notes

A roundup of arts headlines.

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Mar 11

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Is This William Shakespeare?

Earlier this week, lovers of the Bard got a special thrill: the unveiling of supposedly the only known portrait of William Shakespeare painted during his lifetime.

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Feb 25

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Al-Bassam Theatre Finds Modern Inspiration in Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’

By Arts Desk

Here's the second in our broadcast series on Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World, which began Monday at the Kennedy Center. Tuesday evening, Jeffrey Brown profiled Kuwaiti writer and theater director Sulayman al-Bassam.

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Feb 24

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Kuwaiti Theater Director Finds Modern Inspiration in Shakespeare

By PBS News Hour

In the second of a series of reports on the Arabesque arts festival at the Kennedy Center, Jeffrey Brown talks to Kuwaiti writer and theater director Sulayman al-Bassam, whose company is presenting a Shakespeare play with a twist, "Richard III:…

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Feb 24

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The al-Bassam Theatre’s ‘Murder of Clarence’

By Arts Desk

Tuesday on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown profiles Kuwaiti writer and theater director Sulayman al-Bassam, who adapts Shakespeare to explore contemporary culture and politics in the Persian Gulf.

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