Othello

OTHELLO is Shakespeare's most perfect play, a masterpiece of dramatic construction.
OTHELLO is a thriller, a love story, a tragedy and an exploration of race, prejudice, power, war
and human folly. OTHELLO was written by Shakespeare at the height of his powers, its poetry
is finer than HAMLET, its psychology deeper than MACBETH, its love story more compelling
than ROMEO AND JULIET, its heartbreaking tragedy more moving than KING LEAR. OTHELLO
might be the finest play ever written.

However, like so many of Shakespeare's greatest plays, it is a work much misunderstood. This
is not a play about the helpless victim Desdemona falling to the cruelty of her husband and
treachery of Iago. This is a play about fascination - fascination in love, fascination and jealousy,
fascination and death. The central characters are caught in a terrifying vortex of their own
making and perhaps their own desire. Othello is the fascinating outsider, the dark "other“, but
also a conqueror, general and leader of men. Iago is Shakespeare's largest role, a huge
complex character consumed by envy and giddy with the power he wields over his so called
"superior" Othello. Desdemona abandons herself to the Moor in defiance of her father and
embarks on an adventure whose tragic end is perhaps a form of desire.

Paul Stebbings directs OTHELLO, Thomas Johnson composes the score - this is the same team
that brought HAMLET and OLIVER TWIST successfully to the stage and toured world wide. The
company’s OTHELLO is marked by clear storytelling, gripping action and visual imagery all
complemented by a live score sung and played by the performers. The historical setting is
true to Shakespeare's original and this powerful performance evokes the style that was used
at the Globe in the Bard's own time.

Mitwirkende:
Director - Paul Stebbings
Musical Score - Thomas Johnson
Producer - Grantly Marshall

Wichtiger Hinweis:
Diese Veranstaltung ist in englischer Sprache!

Tickets:
23,00 € | Ermäßigt 11,00 €

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