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Classic production of Othello
GORDON PARSONS hails a magnificent performance by a cast who make sure that every word can be heard and understood
Will Kean as Iago and John Douglas Thompson as Othello [Johan Persson]

Othello
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

 

WHEN Peter Hall and John Barton launched the RSC in 1960, they were determined to establish not only a permanent company but one with its own style of acting or Method, based on “the word first and the Method second.” This approach produced some of the greatest theatrical productions of the century.

Sadly time and financial strictures have long since replaced the company’s work with a great variety of Shakespeare productions from visiting directors, with some remarkable results but many failing through aiming for eye-catching novelty.

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