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Othello

Othello is the greatest general of his age. But he is also an outsider whose victories have created enemies of his own. As they plot in the shadows, Othello realises too late that the greatest danger lies not in the hatred of others, but his own fragile and destructive pride. With Hugh Quarshie as Othello and Joanna Vanderham as Desdemona, Iqbal Khan’s ground-breaking 2015 production was the first by the Royal Shakespeare Company to cast a black actor, Lucian Msamati, as Iago.

English
  • Originally Aired April 23, 2020
  • Runtime 180 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network BBC Four
  • Created May 4, 2020 by
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Name Type Role
William Shakespeare Writer
Iqbal Khan Director
Hugh Quarshie Actor
Joanna Vanderham Actor
Lucian Msamati Actor