Hugh Quarshie
Othello
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Sep 23, 2015 · Othello: Directed by Iqbal Khan, Robin Lough. With Hugh Quarshie, Joanna Vanderham, Lucian Msamati, Ayesha Dharker. Vengeful Iago seeks to bring down the general Othello, his Lieutenant and his wife in this RSC production of Shakespeare's tragedy.
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- Iqbal Khan, Robin Lough
- 2015-09-23
Aug 15, 2023 · Hugh Quarshie, who played Othello in 2015 for the Royal Shakespeare Company, had wondered almost a decade before whether “[o]f all parts in the canon, perhaps Othello is the one which should most definitely not be played by a black actor.” In a lecture delivered at the University of Alabama Hudson Strode Theater, he argued that,
- Farah Karim-Cooper
Oct 22, 2023 · Hugh considers the extra responsibility a black actor takes on by playing Othello - a role that for centuries was played only by white performers wearing makeup - and recalls how he made the...
Oct 22, 2023 · BBC Four. Hugh Quarshie Remembers... Othello. Home. Watch now. Hugh Quarshie looks back on his highly praised interpretation of Othello in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2015...
Iqbal Khan’s groundbreaking production of Othello was the first at the RSC to cast a black actor, Lucian Msamati, as Iago. Associate Artist Hugh Quarshie returned to the RSC to play the title role. Othello opened at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in June 2015.
Oct 22, 2023 · With Hugh Quarshie as Othello and Joanna Vanderham as Desdemona, Iqbal Khan’s groundbreaking 2015 production was the first by the Royal Shakespeare Company to cast a black actor, Lucian...
