09 February 2023
Newsdesk
Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, Othello returns to the National Theatre with a ‘mesmerising’ (Metro) new vision this year, directed by Clint Dyer (Death of England: Parts 1, 2 and 3). Opening in UK and Irish cinemas from Thursday 23 February, and worldwide from Thursday 27 April – tickets are now on sale.
A bright, headstrong daughter of a senator, elevated by status but stifled by expectations; a refugee of slavery, having risen to the top of a white world, who finds that love across racial lines has a cost. Wed in secret, Desdemona and Othello crave a new life together, but find their future is not theirs to decide. Captured live on the Lyttelton stage, Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rosy McEwen (The Alienist) and Paul Hilton (The Inheritance) lead the cast.
Director Clint Dyer said: “I’m so delighted that we will be sharing Othello in cinemas around the world. We designed the production with an eye for film from the very beginning, framed within the Lyttelton stage, and capturing the cinematic experience you already feel in the theatre. Othello is at its heart a love story, and Giles and Rosy give an electric performance together. It felt necessary to me to bring this factor, the love, along with the societal pressure and systemic issues we are still party to today to the fore; so as to highlight what I believe Shakespeare was trying help us look at in ourselves. I hope we’ve made it thrilling, and that you’ll join us to see this powerful story told on the big screen.”
Further company includes Jack Bardoe, Joe Bolland, Rory Fleck Byrne, Kirsty J Curtis, Peter Eastland, Patrick Elue, Tanya Franks, Colm Gormley, Gareth Kennerley, Joshua Lacey, Martin Marquez, Katie Matsell, Amy Newton, Sabi Perez, Steffan Rizzi, Jay Simpson and Ryan Whittle.
With set design by Chloe Lamford, costume design by Michael Vale and lighting design by Jai Morjaria. Sound design and Composition by Pete Malkin and Benjamin Grant. Co-Composer is Sola Akingbola, Movement Director is Lucie Pankhurst. Co-Video Designers are Nina Dunn and Gino Ricardo Green. Fight Director is Kev McCurdy and Associate Set Designer is Shankho Chaudhuri. Staff director is Mumba Dowell.
Captured live from the Lyttelton stage at the National Theatre.
