Andy Apollo

London's critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe, under the artistic direction of Emma Rice, will light up US stages and screens this summer and fall, with a three-city limited engagement of The Merchant of Venice, which will play limited engagements in New York, Washington, D.C. and Chicago in July and August. Two-time Olivier- and Tony Award-winner Jonathan Pryce stars as Shylock. The production is directed by Jonathan Munby.

London's critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe, under the artistic direction of Emma Rice, will light up US stages and screens this summer and fall, with a three-city limited engagement of The Merchant of Venice, the return of the popular Globe on Screen cinema series and a special two-night concert collaboration with The Los Angeles Philharmonic at the historic Hollywood Bowl.

Full casting is announced for the Royal Shakespeare Company's summer productions of The Jew of Malta and Love's Sacrifice, continuing a commitment to celebrate the work of Shakespeare's contemporaries in the RSC's intimate Swan Theatre.

Hampstead Downstairs and The Peter Wolff Trust present the World Premiere of IGNORANCE /JAHILIYYAH, written by Steve Waters, directed by Nathan Curry and designed by Georgia Lowe with lighting by Mark Howland and sound by Edward Lewis, tonight, November 15 -December 15, 2012.

Hampstead Downstairs and The Peter Wolff Trust present the World Premiere of IGNORANCE /JAHILIYYAH, written by Steve Waters, directed by Nathan Curry and designed by Georgia Lowe with lighting by Mark Howland and sound by Edward Lewis, November 15 -December 15, 2012.