It's been produced in partnership between Northern Broadsides, Barrie Rutter's very highly-regarded Halifax-based company, and The West Yorkshire Playhouse.
The production has already attracted a lot of attention because Othello is played by comedian-turned-actor Lenny Henry, who has played many major roles for television - - but this is his Shakespeare debut.
The month-long run at The West Yorkshire Playhouse is now almost completely sold out and then the production will tour nationally (click here for dates) until the end of May.
Direct Personal Management actor Rachel Jane Allen is playing Bianca in this production.
Rachel's played many roles in Shakespeare. For Northern Broadsides, most recently, she was Ariel in The Tempest in a tour of China, and she was Cordelia in King Lear several years ago. Other roles include Maria in Twelfth Night and Paulina in A Winter's Tale (both Theatre of the Dales) and Ophelia in Hamlet for Creation Theatre.When tickets for Othello went on sale in Scarborough there was a queue round the block and I think it will sell out just about everywhere. It should be an exciting production and also stars the always-excellent Conrad Nelson as Iago. If you'd like to see it, buy your tickets soon!
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