Synopsis
Following Lenny Henry as he prepares to take on the role of Othello, featuring an audio diary of his hopes and fears for the show.
Further Information
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Raising the Bar: 100 Years of Black British Theatre and Screen | Othello Across the Ages
Lenny Henry traces a century of black British theatre and screen, and looks at the complex stage history of Shakespeare's Moor.
Prefaces to Shakespeare | Othello
Bob Peck, a highly acclaimed lago in the 1980 production by the Royal Shakespeare Company, gives a personal view of the play's qualities and characters. "I feel there's always an enormous temptation in the audience to get up and shout to this black man - "Its obvious, why can't you see what's going on?"