The Voice, 7 May 2015 Game of Thrones actor Lucian Msamati will take on the revered role of Iago in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) production of Othello next month. It is the first time the company has cast a black actor in the role, which is usually interpreted as being a deeply malignant racist. But RSC’s artistic director Gregory Doran said stressed that […]
By Mark Lord for the Queens Chronicle, 16 April 2015 In perhaps its most daring venture yet, Titan Theatre Company will bring an all-female version of “Othello,” one of Shakespeare’s most gripping dramas, to Queens Theatre for a limited run of 11 performances beginning April 17. And, perhaps most shockingly, the women are not playing the traditionally male roles as […]
Lloyd Everitt as told to Joel Lewin, FT Magazine, 13 March 2015 Actor Lloyd Everitt, who is dyslexic, draws images to help memorise a script and overcome his fear The idea of illustrating scripts came out of a highly pressurised situation when I had to learn 11 pages of Shakespeare dialogue for an audition. I kept going over and over […]
By Nelson Pressley for the Washington Post, 5 February 2015 With a lineup that includes the vintage musical “Kiss Me, Kate” and an all-male “Taming of the Shrew” starring “Kinky Boots” Tony winner Billy Porter, the Shakespeare Theatre Company is the first major D.C. troupe to release its 2015-16 season. The announcement includes the STC’s contribution to Washington’s citywide Women’s Voices Festival in […]
By Mike Hughes for the Lansing State Journal, 6 February 2015 As Valentine’s Day nears, people might debate which writer created the ultimate romance. Here are three possibilities – Shakespeare, Shakespeare or … well, Shakespeare. His passionate “Othello,” “Antony and Cleopatra” and “Romeo and Juliet” are pondered in the final shows of this season’s “Shakespeare Uncovered” series, on PBS.
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