Shakespeare's Othello is without a doubt a masterwork. Many of the themes " xenophobia, the place of women, jealousy, love, ambition " are certainly just as relevant to today's London as when the piece was first performed. Unfortunately, Jennifer Lunn's over-conceptualised production seems to miss the point of Shakespeare's text. First performed in around 1604, [...]
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:07AM on October 29, 2012