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Othello from Shakespeare's Globe (12A)


  • Corn Exchange Cinema
  • Full Price £17.75  / 
  • Concessions £15.75 (including booking fees)
two black men with one man leaning on the other's shoulders as they both look to the left

This is an Othello for our times.

Celebrated by many, Othello has risen through the ranks of the Met police. But can his hard-won reputation, his marriage to Desdemona, and his own subconscious survive the toxic systems that surround him? Sixteenth-century Venice becomes modern-day London’s Docklands, as Othello grapples with many of the same issues that successful Black people have faced for centuries. Experience Shakespeare’s confronting look at the destructive impact of institutional racism, toxic masculinity, and a justice system locked in a vicious cycle of self-fulfilling prophecy.

Content warnings: The play contains issues of domestic abuse, misogyny, anti-black racism and offensive language. The play also contains violence, including murder, references to suicide, and scenes of a sexual nature. This production features the use of stage blood and weapons (including prop guns, tasers, knives and batons), flashing lights and loud gunshots.

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Captured live at the Sam Wannamaker Playhouse

Duration: 3hrs 6mins (including 20min interval)

Director: Ola Ince

Starring: Ken Nwosu, Ira Mandela Siobhan, Poppy Gilbert

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