https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Never seen a play in Germany? September marks the opening of new seasons in theatres all around the country. Here are our top picks. https://www.thelocal.de/20180911/taking-the-stage-from-munich-to-magdeburg-8-highlights-of-the-german-theatre-scene Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:57:10 +0200 taking-the-stage-from-munich-to-magdeburg-8-highlights-of-the-german-theatre-scene To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the great Bard’s death, The Local looks into Germany's perhaps surprising obsession with Shakespeare. https://www.thelocal.de/20160422/unser-shakespeare-why-germans-are-so-obsessed-with-the-british-bard-shakespeare Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:37:03 +0200 unser-shakespeare-why-germans-are-so-obsessed-with-the-british-bard-shakespeare To be sexy or not to be sexy? That will be the main question this weekend, as the German Shakespeare Society convenes to explore the immortal bard's racy homoerotic sonnets. https://www.thelocal.de/20121124/46361 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:37:00 +0100 46361 British actor Ralph Fiennes won applause at the Berlin film festival for his directorial debut, "Coriolanus," a modern adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy about a vengeful Roman general. https://www.thelocal.de/20110215/33113 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:33:00 +0100 33113