The opera singer played the jealous general opposite Imogen Stubbs and Ian McKellen in a 1989 RSC version. He remembers the play as a crushing experienceOver the years, people have asked me …
James Lawrence was a particularly notable performer when I enjoyed the pleasure of watching and reviewing Othello at Stafford Castle. It was fantastic to speak to him about his career to dat…
"Now, now, you stars that move in your right spheres," wrote Shakespeare. In the summer, numerous Connecticut theater companies invoke the Bard of Avon at outdoor shows. Artfarm's Shakespear…
In a devastating exploration of the battle between love and jealousy, Bell Shakespeare presents the psychological drama of Othello, premiering at Arts Centre Melbourne on 14 July 2016,…
Sad to say, the American Sephardi Federation's production of a greatly compressed "Othello" at the beautiful Center for Jewish History was a disappointment. This was the third of a series o…
Jealousy, corruption, love and murder, all in one play, and all acted out in front of the sensational backdrop of Stafford Castle. It's that time of year again, Stafford Festival is presenti…
By Myra Chanin Parisian-born David Serero is a 35-year-old, versatile, classically trained actor and baritone, who has sung leading roles in opera, performed more tha…
Ubuntu Theater Project delivers a powerful rendition of Shakespeare's disturbing 'Othello' in Berkeley, with other productions in Marin and Orinda to follow.
Those resolute renegades at City Garage have been tweaking the Bard all season in a triptych project they're calling "The Winter of Our Discontent: Shakespeare in the Digital Age," which con…
New York Theatre WorkshopNYTW Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker has just announced its complete 201617 Season. The season will kick-off in Fall 2016 with…
RECOMMENDED William Shakespeare was the son of a leatherworker. Billy Shakes slanged the lingo with diction and confabulations like swagger, invulnerable, assassination, dexterous, madcap, m…
A GREEN-EYED RAP ROMPÂ ADDSÂ MOOR TO THE MIX Before Othello: The Remix it was only Shakespeare's comedies that received the Q brothers' trademark, rap-happy revision"Funk It Up About Not…
Watching "The Cause, My Soul," a world-premiere visiting production at the Odyssey, can be an exasperating experience " not because the play is bad or even middling, but because it so narrow…
Don't look for ambiguously tortured protagonists or tedious plot developments in "Othello." Arguably one of Shakespeare's most simply structured tragedies, it offers as straightforward a por…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents a highlight ofShakespeare 400 Chicago "The Q Brothers' 90-minute hip-hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello: The Remix, spun out …
While not blatantly innovative, Chicago Shakes' 'Othello' subtly increases the play's relevance while staying true to the script. The tremendous cast excels in honoring Shakespeare's languag…
