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Othello review " RSC's sculptural, a-capella-scored production unfolds with rare clarity

by David Jays

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonJohn Douglas Thomas and Juliet Rylance reprise their New York roles as Othello and Desdemona, while Will Keen is all gripe and snipe as shaven-headed Iago With its fibs, delusions and mislaid props, Shakespeare's Othello is structured almost like farce " one that goes horribly wrong. In performance, cruel comedy and melodrama can lurch to the fore " but Tim Carroll's scul…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:42pm on October 25, 2024