Letter: Frank Finlay's Iago seized my imagination by Bruce Holman

In the mid-60s, thanks to the Inner London Education Authority's policy of subsidised matinees for schools, I was privileged to see the National Theatre's production of Othello with Laurence Olivier and Frank Finlay (obituary, 2 February). Olivier's performance I found artificial and overstated (my ignorance, not his fault) but Finlay's Iago seized my attention and imagination.I still recall with a frisson the moment…

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