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Othello (1930-05-Savoy Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Savoy Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois 2 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : lundi 19 mai 1930
Première : lundi 19 mai 1930
Dernière : samedi 05 juillet 1930
Mise en scène :
Chorégraphie :
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Avec : Duke of Venice: Lawrence D’Orsay; Brabantio: Conway Dixon; Gratiano: John Garside; Lodovico: Philip Desborough; Othello: Paul Robeson; Cassio: Max Monte-sole; Iago: Maurice Browne/Hilary Fisher-White; Roderigo: Ralph Richardson; Montano: Vernon Fortescue; Clown: Horace Sequeira; Singer: John Thompson; Ensemble: A. J. Brown, Andrew Cruickshank, Robin Craven, Michael Curwen, Harold Dewhurst, W. V. Garrod, Geoffrey Gomer, Wilfred Grantham, John Horsley, Gerald Kent, Cecil Rayne, Russell Sedgwick, [Alastair] Sim, Leslie Sorrell, John Thompson, John V. Trevor, Richard Turner, Herbert Uzielli, Gerald Vane, C. Jervis Walter, Richard Williams, Rowland Dyson, A. Whitaker.
Desdemona: Peggy Ashcroft; Emilia: Sybil Thorndike; Bianca: Naomie Ludolf; Ensemble: Rita Daniel, Winifred Oughton, Margaret Barr, Joyce Peters, Rosemary Showler.
Commentaires : La première fois à Londres que le rôle d'Othello est joué par un acteur noir, le magnifique Paul Robeson (qui avait joué Joe dans Show Boat quelques temps auparavant): "He’s concocted this perfect cocoon exterior: he is the statue of a perfect man. But the statue is flawed: Shakespeare gives him one fissure. The fissure cracks and the statue breaks. He is too jealous: the fault is self-deception. He’s the greatest exponent of self-deception there’s ever been. "
Les débuts à Londres d'Andrew Cruickshank.
Presse : "The two pervasive attributes Paul Robeson brought to his role were “tranquil dignity and a melancholy infinitely sad,” while Peggy Ashcroft was “a little less interesting than Desdemona should be” (Times).

“Paul Robeson understands completely and superbly the personality of Othello” (Nation).

“Vastly significant passages are cut from the text, in favour of totally unnecessary diversions in the way of dancing, trumpeting, decoration and noisy changes of scene” (Spectator).

Wearing, J. P.. The London Stage 1930-1939 . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Édition du Kindle.

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Othello (1930-05-Savoy Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Savoy Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois 2 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : lundi 19 mai 1930
Première : lundi 19 mai 1930
Dernière : samedi 05 juillet 1930
Mise en scène :
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Duke of Venice: Lawrence D’Orsay; Brabantio: Conway Dixon; Gratiano: John Garside; Lodovico: Philip Desborough; Othello: Paul Robeson; Cassio: Max Monte-sole; Iago: Maurice Browne/Hilary Fisher-White; Roderigo: Ralph Richardson; Montano: Vernon Fortescue; Clown: Horace Sequeira; Singer: John Thompson; Ensemble: A. J. Brown, Andrew Cruickshank, Robin Craven, Michael Curwen, Harold Dewhurst, W. V. Garrod, Geoffrey Gomer, Wilfred Grantham, John Horsley, Gerald Kent, Cecil Rayne, Russell Sedgwick, [Alastair] Sim, Leslie Sorrell, John Thompson, John V. Trevor, Richard Turner, Herbert Uzielli, Gerald Vane, C. Jervis Walter, Richard Williams, Rowland Dyson, A. Whitaker.
Desdemona: Peggy Ashcroft; Emilia: Sybil Thorndike; Bianca: Naomie Ludolf; Ensemble: Rita Daniel, Winifred Oughton, Margaret Barr, Joyce Peters, Rosemary Showler.
Commentaires : La première fois à Londres que le rôle d'Othello est joué par un acteur noir, le magnifique Paul Robeson (qui avait joué Joe dans Show Boat quelques temps auparavant): "He’s concocted this perfect cocoon exterior: he is the statue of a perfect man. But the statue is flawed: Shakespeare gives him one fissure. The fissure cracks and the statue breaks. He is too jealous: the fault is self-deception. He’s the greatest exponent of self-deception there’s ever been. "
Les débuts à Londres d'Andrew Cruickshank.
Presse : "The two pervasive attributes Paul Robeson brought to his role were “tranquil dignity and a melancholy infinitely sad,” while Peggy Ashcroft was “a little less interesting than Desdemona should be” (Times).

“Paul Robeson understands completely and superbly the personality of Othello” (Nation).

“Vastly significant passages are cut from the text, in favour of totally unnecessary diversions in the way of dancing, trumpeting, decoration and noisy changes of scene” (Spectator).

Wearing, J. P.. The London Stage 1930-1939 . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Édition du Kindle.

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Othello (1938-02-Old Vic-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Old Vic (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois
Nombre : 35 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : mardi 08 février 1938
Dernière : samedi 12 mars 1938
Mise en scène : Tyrone Guthrie •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Laurence Oliver (Iago), Ralph Richardson.
Commentaires : Pour Laurence Olivier, il s'agit d'un spectacle de la seconde saison qu'il passa à l'Old Vic dans les années '30

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Othello (1964-04-Old Vic-NT-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Old Vic (Londres - Angleterre)
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Durée : 2 ans 9 mois 2 semaines
Nombre : 89 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : jeudi 23 avril 1964
Dernière : samedi 04 février 1967
Mise en scène : John Dexter •
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Avec : Laurence Olivier (Othello), Derek Jacobi (Cassio), Kenneth Mackintosh (Lodovico), Frank Finlay (Iago), Maggie Smith (Desdemona)
Commentaires : When Laurence Olivier gave his acclaimed performance of Othello at the Royal National Theatre in 1964, he had developed a case of stage fright that was so profound that when he was alone onstage, Frank Finlay (who was playing Iago) would have to stand offstage where Olivier could see him to settle his nerves.
Commentaires longs: This performance was recorded complete on LP, and filmed by popular demand in 1965 (according to a biography of Olivier, tickets for the stage production were notoriously hard to get). The film version still holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for acting ever given to a Shakespeare film – Olivier, Finlay, Maggie Smith (as Desdemona) and Joyce Redman (as Emilia, Iago's wife) were all nominated for Academy Awards. Olivier was among the last white actors to be greatly acclaimed as Othello, although the role continued to be played by such performers as Donald Sinden at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1979-1980, Paul Scofield at the Royal National Theatre in 1980, Anthony Hopkins in the BBC Shakespeare television production on videotape. (1981), and Michael Gambon in a stage production at Scarborough directed by Alan Ayckbourn in 1990.

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Othello (1964-07-Chichester Festival Theatre-Chichester)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Chichester Festival Theatre (Chichester - Angleterre)
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Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine
Nombre : 89 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : mardi 21 juillet 1964
Dernière : samedi 29 août 1964
Mise en scène : John Dexter •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Laurence Olivier (Othello), Derek Jacobi (Cassio), Kenneth Mackintosh (Lodovico), Frank Finlay (Iago), Maggie Smith (Desdemona)
Commentaires : When Laurence Olivier gave his acclaimed performance of Othello at the Royal National Theatre in 1964, he had developed a case of stage fright that was so profound that when he was alone onstage, Frank Finlay (who was playing Iago) would have to stand offstage where Olivier could see him to settle his nerves.
Laurence Olivier dirigeant à la fois le Narional Theatre et le Chichester Festival, il était tout naturel que cette productin du Natinal se joue aussi au Chichester Festival.
Commentaires longs: This performance was recorded complete on LP, and filmed by popular demand in 1965 (according to a biography of Olivier, tickets for the stage production were notoriously hard to get). The film version still holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for acting ever given to a Shakespeare film – Olivier, Finlay, Maggie Smith (as Desdemona) and Joyce Redman (as Emilia, Iago's wife) were all nominated for Academy Awards. Olivier was among the last white actors to be greatly acclaimed as Othello, although the role continued to be played by such performers as Donald Sinden at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1979-1980, Paul Scofield at the Royal National Theatre in 1980, Anthony Hopkins in the BBC Shakespeare television production on videotape. (1981), and Michael Gambon in a stage production at Scarborough directed by Alan Ayckbourn in 1990.

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Othello (1972-07-Aldwych Theatre-London)

Type de série:
Théâtre: Aldwych Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée :
Nombre :
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : mardi 18 juillet 1972
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : John Barton •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Grace Nickolas (Arab Musician 1), Dearth Lynn (Bianca), Holmes Denis (Brabantio), Calder David (Cassio), Roberton Matthew (Clownish Soldier), Harrow Lisa (Desdemona), Sheppard Morgan (Duke of Venice), Grace Nickolas (Duke Officer 1), Walker Michael (Duke Officer 2), Machin Peter (Duke Officer 3), Canning Heather (Emilia), Shannon Michael (Gratiano), James Emrys (Iago), Pedley Anthony (Lodovico), Ashby Robert (Montano), Collins Forbes (Montano Officer 1), McGuire Lloyd (Montano Officer 2), Mason Brewster (Othello), Rees Roger (Roderigo), Hug John (Sentry), Ashby Robert (Unnamed parts), Colgan Valerie (Unnamed parts), Collins Forbes (Unnamed parts), Cussons Jane (Unnamed parts), Doghan Philip (Unnamed parts), Grace Nickolas (Unnamed parts), Holmes Nickolas (Unnamed parts), Hug John (Unnamed parts), Kay Kwesi (Unnamed parts), Lines Marion (Unnamed parts), Machin Peter (Unnamed parts), McGuire Lloyd (Unnamed parts), Pedley Anthony (Unnamed parts), Roberton Matthew (Unnamed parts), Shannon Michael (Unnamed parts), Sheppard Morgan (Unnamed parts), Valentine Ted (Unnamed parts), Walker Michael (Unnamed parts), Valentine Ted (Valentino)
Commentaires : Un spectacle de la RSC.

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Othello (1980-03-Olivier Theatre-NT-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: National Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Olivier Theatre
Durée : 1 an 2 semaines
Nombre : 74 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : jeudi 20 mars 1980
Dernière : jeudi 09 avril 1981
Mise en scène : Peter Hall •
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Othello (1980-08-Aldwych Theatre-London)

Type de série:
Théâtre: Aldwych Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée :
Nombre :
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : jeudi 14 août 1980
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Ronald Eyre •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : King Shirley (Bianca), Dench Jeffery (Brabantio; Lodovico), Thomas Gareth (Cassio), Kempner Teddy (Clown), Bertish Suzanne (Desdemona), Goddard Willoughby (Duke of Venice), Tracy Susan (Emilia), Imbusch Paul (Gratiano), Peck Bob (Iago), Harrison Cathryn (Maidservant), Mitchell Iain (Montano), Callan Graham (Montano's soldier), Harvey Terence (Montano's soldier), Malik Art (Musician), Sinden Donald (Othello), Gill Alan (Othello's soldier), Gordon Patrick (Othello's soldier), Rashbrook Stephen (Othello's soldier), Tandy Mark (Othello's soldier), McEnery John (Roderigo), Horn Roderick (Senator)
Commentaires : Un spectacle de la RSC.

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Othello (1997-09-Cottesloe Theatre-NT-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: National Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Dorfman Theatre
Durée : 3 mois 3 semaines
Nombre : 60 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : mardi 16 septembre 1997
Dernière : mardi 06 janvier 1998
Mise en scène : Sam Mendes •
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Producteur :
Avec : David Harewood, Simon Russell Beale, Claire Skinner
Commentaires : 2 séries:
> Cottesloe (16/9/1997 - 6/1/1998) 60 représ devant 17.274
> Lyttelton (1/5 - 13/6/1998) 32 représ devant 23.383

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Othello (1998-05-Lyttelton Theatre-NT-London)

Type de série:
Théâtre: National Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Lyttelton Theatre
Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine
Nombre : 32 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : vendredi 01 mai 1998
Dernière : samedi 13 juin 1998
Mise en scène : Sam Mendes •
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Producteur :
Commentaires : 2 séries:
> Cottesloe (16/9/1997 - 6/1/1998) 60 représ devant 17.274
> Lyttelton (1/5 - 13/6/1998) 32 représ devant 23.383

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Othello (2013-04-Olivier Theatre-NT-London)

Type de série:
Théâtre: National Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Olivier Theatre
Durée : 5 mois 2 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : mardi 16 avril 2013
Première : mardi 23 avril 2013
Dernière : samedi 05 octobre 2013
Mise en scène : Nicholas Hytner •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Adrian Lester (Othello), Rory Kinnear (Iago), Olivia Vinall (Desdemona) , Jonathan Bailey (Cassio), Lyndsey Marshal (Emilia), William Chubb, Tom Robertson, Nick Sampson, Sandy Batchelor, Adam Berry, David Carr, Robert Demeger, Jonathan Dryden Taylor, Gabriel Fleary, Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi, Scott Karim, David Kirkbride, Tom Radford, Chook Sibtain, Rebecca Tanwen, Joseph Wilkins
Presse : "Hytner's brilliantly acted (both leads are stunning), acutely penetrating and deeply disturbing account of the play." Paul Taylor for The Independent

"It’s a gripping production of a tragedy that is also an intensely painful psychological thriller, and though the production lasts more than three hours, it never loosens its dramatic hold. This Othello has all the hallmarks of Hytner at his best - it’s witty, agile, lucid and deeply felt...Any production of Othello stands or falls with the actors playing Othello and Iago, and the double-act between Lester’s Moor and Rory Kinnear’s Iago proves exceptional. " Charles Spencer for Daily Telegraph

"Everything about the production is clear, clever and comprehensible. But, partly because it denies Othello something of his musical grandeur and makes Iago's diseased mind the main event, I'd say it scores a successful victory on points without delivering the final, knockout blow." Michael Billington for The Guardian

"Though it lasts well over three hours, Sir Nicholas Hytner’s inventive Othello zips along." Quentin Letts for The Daily Mail

"Adrian Lester is a charismatic, dignified Othello... a reminder, as if we needed one, of his great quality as a Shakespearean actor. Rory Kinnear is mesmerising as Iago...The modern setting reveals the play’s paranoid mood and uncomfortable humour but muffles the tragedy a little. Still, this is a distinguished, lucid production. " Henry Hitchings for The Evening Stanadard

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Othello (2015-06-Royal Shakespeare Theatre-Stratford)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Stratford-Upon-Avon - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 mois 2 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : jeudi 04 juin 2015
Première : jeudi 11 juin 2015
Dernière : vendredi 28 août 2015
Mise en scène : Iqbal Khan •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Hugh Quarshie (Othello), Lucian Msamati (Iago), Joanna Vanderham (Desdemona), Nadia Albina (Duke of Venice), David Ajao (Montano),
Scarlett Brookes (Bianca), James Corrigan (Roderigo), Ayesha Dharker (Emilia), Eva Feiler (Citizen of Venice), Owen Findlay (Gentleman of Cyprus), Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (Cassio), Guy Hughes (Soldier), Rina Mahoney (Citizen of Venice), Ken Nwosu (Gentleman of Cyprus), Brian Protheroe (Brabantio), Jay Saighal (Gentleman of Cyprus), Tim Samuels (Lodovico)
Commentaires : Iqbal Khan’s ground-breaking production of Othello was the first RSC production to cast a black actor, Lucian Msamati, as Iago.

Iqbal Khan’s compellingly fresh production casts at its heart two black actors. Lucian Msamati’s charming, charismatic Iago sets out to destroy Hugh Quarshie’s restrained and anti-heroic Othello out of an inexplicable hatred that cannot easily be categorised as racism. Msamati’s portrayal is upbeat. He seems desperate to be liked, even punctuating Roderigo’s speech to Brabanzio about Desdemona’s elopement with the occasional “boom, boom”.

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Othello (2017-02-Sam Wanamaker Playhouse-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Globe Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Durée : 1 mois 2 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : jeudi 23 février 2017
Première : jeudi 02 mars 2017
Dernière : dimanche 16 avril 2017
Mise en scène : Ellen McDougall •
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Commentaires : Intense, dramatic and timeless, Othello is one of Shakespeare’s most atmospheric, fast-moving and devastating tales. Shakespeare concocts a poisonous cocktail that reveals how prejudice, jealousy, and social exclusion can destroy the most intelligent minds and the purest of loves.

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Othello (2017-09-Ambassadors Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Ambassadors Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 mois 1 semaine
Nombre :
Première Preview : mardi 26 septembre 2017
Première : mardi 26 septembre 2017
Dernière : vendredi 08 décembre 2017
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Commentaires : A National Youth Theatre production

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Othello (2018-08-Globe Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Globe Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Globe Theatre
Durée : 2 mois 1 semaine
Nombre :
Première Preview : vendredi 20 juillet 2018
Première : mercredi 01 août 2018
Dernière : samedi 13 octobre 2018
Mise en scène : Claire van Kampen •
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Avec : Mark Rylance, André Holland
Commentaires : The republic of Venice employs General Othello, a self-made man and a Moor, to defend its overseas territories against the Turks. As the Turkish threat gathers and Venetian forces are despatched to Cyprus, the love Othello holds for his new wife becomes a raging, uncontrollable torrent. Iago, a junior officer secretly enraged by Othello, exploits his General’s ambiguous position and ingenuous nature, driving him into a passionate and overpowering jealousy.

Othello is an all too human story; marked by the domestic intimacy of a chamber piece, it has the feel of a relentless Greek tragedy.

The wasteland of death may be both Iago’s goal and his harvest, but the stage belongs to Othello, a man who loved perhaps unwisely and too well.

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Othello (2019-03-Union Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Union Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : mercredi 13 mars 2019
Première : mercredi 13 mars 2019
Dernière : samedi 06 avril 2019
Mise en scène : Phil Willmott •
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Producteur :
Avec : Matthew Wade (Othello), Carlotta De Gregori (Desdemona), Rikki Lawton (Iago), Jerome Dowling (Cassio), Claire Lloyd (Emilia), Maximilian Marston (Roderigo), Megan Grech (Bianca), Jeremy Todd (The Duke), Kit Carson (Montano).
Commentaires : A bold and audacious new staging of Shakespeare's classic thriller in which the General Othello and his new wife, Desdemona are psychologically tortured and destroyed by a jealous, subordinate, Iago.

Phil Willmott's new interpretation of Shakespeare's classic thriller of jealousy, illicit passion and racial tension is set during the British Raj and commemorates the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (also known as the Amritsar massacre).
Commentaires longs: A bold and audacious new staging of Shakespeare's classic thriller in which the General Othello and his new wife, Desdemona are psychologically tortured and destroyed by a jealous, subordinate, Iago.

Phil Willmott's new interpretation of Shakespeare's classic thriller of jealousy, illicit passion and racial tension is set during the British Raj and commemorates the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (also known as the Amritsar massacre).
One of the most infamous and shameful incidents of Britain's colonial rule of India, this atrocity saw British & Indian officers fire into a gathering of unarmed local protesters. The resulting international and local condemnation was a major factor in the ensuing deterioration of British authority in India leading to the eventual collapse of the Raj. The British had recently instigated a disastrous scheme whereby selected Indian soldiers were to be promoted into higher officer ranks in the British Army. These Indian cadets were sent to study in Great Britain at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in anticipation of promotion to King's Commissioned Officers, with full authority over British troops. However, far from home, at Sandhurst these Indian recruits were pitted against upper-class Englishmen and mercilessly bullied in conditions alien to their upbringing and experience. Of the first batch of 25 cadets admitted ten failed to meet the requisite standard, two died, two resigned, and one was deprived of his commission. This adaptation presumes that English Army Chaplain, Cassio, and the Indian Officer recruit, Othello, survived their Sandhurst training together, becoming friends, during which time they first met Desdemona. Upon graduation Othello has been fast tracked to the rank of General in an Indian outpost, now under the jurisdiction of Desdemona's father, The Duke. She and Othello secretly marry and he sends for his old friend, Cassio to be his Lieutenant. Iago, Othello's sociopathic English Orderly (a soldier assigned to a commissioned officer as a personal servant), is prevented from raising any higher in the army by his lower-class background and is deeply resentful of Othello. With the reluctant participation of his newly arrived wife, Emilia, Iago plots the destruction of the Indian General, who is already isolated and conflicted by his role collaborating in and enforcing the British occupancy of his native land. This production is running as part of Phil Willmott's 4th Essential Classics Season at the Union Theatre.