SHAKESPEARE’S dark and brutal Othello is being performed at the Nuffield in Southampton from Tuesday until Saturday next week.
Frantic Assembly promises an “electrifying” take on Shakespeare’s most brutal and gripping thriller-tragedy of paranoia, jealousy, sex and murder.
The production is set in Yorkshire during the race riots of 2001, a time which saw terrible divisions and some unexpected alliances. Othello’s passionate affair with Desdemona leaves him open to jealousy and attack – with devastating consequences.
Mark Ebulue, recently of the RSC, will play the title role in the acclaimed and award-winning production.
The role of Iago will be played by Steven Miller, known for his four-year stint as Lenny Lyons in Casualty, with Kirsty Oswald (The Judas Kiss, The Winter’s Tale) as Desdemona.
Tickets from nuffieldtheatre.co.uk or 02380 671771.
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