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Othello as an out lesbian: why Golda Rosheuvel's time is now by Lyn Gardner

The actor is set to play Shakespeare's army commander as a gay woman in Gemma Bodinetz's new production at Liverpool's EverymanWhen Golda Rosheuvel stars as Othello at the Liverpool Everyman this month it will not be the first time that a woman has taken on the role. In the early 19th century, Mrs Percy Knowles, who also performed Hamlet, was one of several female actors to do so. In 2015, Smooth Faced Gentlemen stag…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM on April 3, 2018

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