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The 13th Yerevan International Shakespeare Theater Festival kicked off in the Armenian capital on 1 November 1 to run through 5 November.

This year, the festival is set to bring together over 90 participants and guests from 5 countries, including renowned artists, art managers, directors of international festivals from the United States, Macedonia, Italy, St. Petersburg and other countries.

On the sidelines of the festival, five plays will be performed at Yerevan theaters, while another one at State Drama Theater After Vardan Adjemian in Armenia’s second largest city of Gyumri.

The theater lovers will be treated with drama, music and multimedia performances during the Shakespeare festival, the Armenian Theater Workers' Union told Panorama.am.

Among the most prominent performances of the festival are Antony and Cleopatra and Othello by Bitola National Theater, Richard III and Julius Caesar by Lit Moon Theater Company of the US and Much Ado About Nothing by Subbota Theater of St. Petersburg.

State Theater of Musical Comedy after Hakob Paronyan, Yerevan State Chamber Theater and Student Theater of Yerevan are the Armenian theaters performing at the Shakespeare festival.

The festival program also features master classes on new trends in the evolution of contemporary theater, the union said.

Admission for foreign performances are free, except for the Much Ado About Nothing play.

The Yerevan Shakespeare festival, founded in 2005, is a member of the European Shakespeare Festivals Network, created to promote the works of William Shakespeare and support innovative interpretations of his plays.