A 1655 edition of Shakespeare's tragedy names members of an acting troupe, one of whom was slain in an eerie echo of the play In December 1692, the actor William Mountfort was walking home i…
In the most elementary explanation of a play's dramatic structure, the protagonist is the character who drives the action and is the emotional heart of the narrative. Everyone knows how the …
Following an extended pandemic hiatus, New Place Players has returned to NYC with a unique site-specific staging of Shakespeare's 1603-04 tragedy Othello at the historic Casa Clara, a former…
(Susannah Clapp's article appeared in the Guardian, 1/29; via Pam Green; Photo:A tragedy in which 'bludgeoning comes naturally': Michael Akinsulire, centre, in the title role, and company in…
Shakespeare's tragedy as a tight thriller, with its racist elements fully exposed Frantic Assembly's Othello, originally co-developed with the Lyric in 2008, is back in its third iteration, …
Lyric Hammersmith; Criterion; Park theatre, LondonBrute force speaks volumes in Frantic Assembly's breathtaking Othello; Steven Moffat and co flirt with farce; and the story of Windrush boxe…
This vibrant, vicious, violent, and vivacious two-hour adaptation by Scott Graham and Simon Hoggett for Frantic Assembly at the Lyric Hammersmith places Othello in a land of gangs, drugs, an…
Debra Ann Byrd's one-person, autobiographical show details the pain of a dream deferred and the inspiration of a dream realized.
Clint Dyer's new take makes Othello a victim of mob mentality Clint Dyer is the first black director of Othello at the National Theatre, a venue that once staged the piece with its actor …
The National Theatre's Lyttelton stage has been transformed with steps and terraces around the performance space, creating a look that is a cross between an ancient greek theatre and a fight…
Lyttelton; Royal Court, LondonOpposite Giles Terera's dynamic yet vulnerable Othello, Rosy McEwen's forthright Desdemona is a revelation. Elsewhere, a personal tale of the Iraq war that prea…
A guide to the week's theatre
A COLD ANGRY CRUSHING SYSTEM Â Â Â Â It's a cold unadorned monochrome scene: courts, brawls and bedchamber all framed on three sides by vast looming tiered steps and a high flat p…
Lyttelton theatre, LondonGiles Terera stars in a thrilling production with a radical climax that explores the domestic violence in Shakespeare's play In 1964, the National Theatre Company st…
Othello at the National Theatre is a production that has thought very carefully about the things it wants to say and, particularly, what Othello has meant at different points in its performa…
Clint Dyer is the first Black man to direct the Shakespeare tragedy at a major British theatre.
As a young man, Clint Dyer was appalled by a photograph from a blackface production of Shakespeare's tragedy at the National Theater. Now, he is that playhouse's deputy artistic director, an…
Lean, mean and totally uncompromising, Frantic Assembly bring a newly updated and gritty version of Shakespeare's Othello to The Lowry as part of their UK tour. Razor-sharp and captivating, …
Clint Dyer directs the Shakespeare tragedy, also starring Rosy McEwen and Paul Hilton.
The upcoming Clint Dyer-directed production has found its cast for the Shakespeare tragedy.
Watermill theatre, Newbury An excellent cast animate Karla Marie Sweet's adaptation with a drilled menace, while contemporary songs are employed to remarkable effect Karla Marie Sweet's adap…
Curve, LeicesterThis physical, modern-day version is immersed in violence, with gang members vying for sex and authority around a pool table There is nothing polite about Frantic Assembly's …
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Queensland Theatre approaches a Shakespearan classic from a uniquely Queenslander perspective this September, as Jimi Bani and Jason Klarwein inject
History has its eyes on this upcoming London production. Hamilton Olivier Award winner Giles Terera will star in Shakespeare's Othello at the National Theatre in November. Clint Dyer will di…