Hamlet

Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, the 22nd edition of the Istanbul Theater Festival is getting ready to meet theatergoers in November. One of the highlights of the festival program will be the Canadian theater and film director Robert Lepage's "Hamlet | Collage," in which he reimagines Shakespeare's renowned tragedy.

William Shakespeare's hometown is bracing for a surge in visitors from around the world this month as it marks 400 years since the death of the foremost playwright in the English language.

The 27th Ankara International Film Festival will bring film versions of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy "Hamlet" to the big screen.

In a section titled "There is Something Rotten in the World," Hamlet adaptations shot over the years in five different countries - Yugoslavia, Germany, Finland, France and Britain - will be screened at the festival. 

Istanbul's Salon brings the recordings of renowned plays from London and Broadway to Istanbul with the collaboration of National Theatre LiveIn collaboration of National Theatre Live, sold-out plays from London's most important theaters and Broadway productions are set to come to Istanbul, exclusively for the guests of Istanbul's Salon.

British cabaret-punk trio The Tiger Lillies will be staging their ?Hamlet? show at the Zorlu Performance Art Center in Istanbul on Oct. 15, 16 and 17. 

The group?s show will be sponsored by the Danish Culture Institute, the Istanbul Culture and Art Foundation (?KSV) said in a press release.