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Yet Olivier’s Othello seems ultimately to be pitted less against Iago than against the Bard himself. Pantherlike, vain and arrogant, Othello first appears sniffing a rose. His skin is dark as ...

He also applauded a now-controversial performance by Laurence Olivier, who in 1965 used blackface to play the title role in ...

Shakespeare Theatre Company has revealed the lineup of its upcoming 25/26 Season, celebrating the company’s 40th season ...

Othello is also a set text on the post-2015 ... We see archive footage of founder Sir Laurence Olivier, explaining what he wanted it to achieve. Making Shakespeare Contemporary.

Why did a white actor, Laurence Olivier, play the part of Othello? Could that still happen today? How Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' was adapted for the stage by the National Theatre in 2011 ...