‘Hamilton’ Star Giles Terera Leads History-Making ‘Othello’; Production Marks First Time A Black Director Has Staged Shakespeare At UK’s National Theatre
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Giles Terera (Death of England: Face to Face), winner of an Olivier award for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in the London transfer of Broadway hit Hamilton, will star in a history-making production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, Othello, with Rosy McEwan, who won acclaim in the second season of The Alienist, as Desdemona.The play will be directed at the UK’s National Theatre by Clint Dyer – the first time the play has been directed by a Black man at a major British venue.
American-born Shakespearean scholar Dr. Jami Rogers hailed the outcome as “a major milestone in the history of British Shakespeare.”Dr.
Rogers told Deadline: “This means that the White lens through which the play has almost always been viewed will be challenged.”The play, about a man who rose from slavery to become a respected Black military leader and ambassador who marries a powerful Venetian senator’s white daughter, will open on the National’s Lyttelton stage on November 23, running through January 21.The National Theatre’s digital arm, NT Live, will broadcast Othello to cinemas worldwide in 2023.
Dyer said he’s excited about filming the stage production.He told us: “I want to make it thrilling, make it feel like a movie experience.
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