RSC Live: Othello

Othello is the greatest general of his age. A fearsome warrior, loving husband and revered defender of Venice against its enemies. But he is also an outsider whose victories have created enemies of his own, men driven by prejudice and jealousy to destroy him. As they plot in the shadows, Othello realises too late that the greatest danger lies not in the hatred of others, but his own fragile and destructive pride.

Cast

Hugh Quarshie

Othello

Lucian Msamati

Iago

Joanna Vanderham

Desdemona

Jacob Fortune-Lloyd

Cassio

Ayesha Dharker

Emilia

James Corrigan

Roderigo

Brian Protheroe

Brabantio

Gwilym Lloyd

Gratiano

Tim Samuels

Lodovico

Nadia Albina

Duke of Venice