Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra has frequently been called a "problem play." The characters do not fit into familiar Shakespearean molds, and the play itself refuses to be classified as a ...

Dame Judi Dench has recalled the time she lost her voice after a lifelong fear of snakes came home to roost while she was ...

Magic: The Gathering expands in extremely fun new ways with Universes Beyond. Cleopatra--yes, the Egyptian queen, that Cleopatra--makes her Magic: The Gathering debut in the Assassin's Creed set.

Some users pointed out that Cleopatra wasn’t Egyptian — as a ... the first time in recent memory when the ability of Jews to play non-Jewish roles has come into question.

Cunning, charming and captivating, the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the ...

You can see the argument, too, for using a deaf actor to play Cleopatra: the Egyptian queen’s capricious sensuality is ...