ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE ANNOUNCES
VICTOR OSHIN’S PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AS
OTHELLO
English
Touring Theatre, Oxford Playhouse and Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory present
Othello
Newcastle
Northern Stage
Tuesday
13th – Saturday 17th November 2018
English
Touring Theatre have announced Victor Oshin as Othello in the
upcoming revival of Richard Twyman’s critically acclaimed production of Othello, a co-production with Oxford Playhouse and Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory. Full
cast to be announced shortly.
Further dates are announced
for the tour which opens at Oxford Playhouse on 20 September and tours to Harrogate Theatre, Cast in Doncaster, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham, Oldham Coliseum Theatre, The New Wolsey Theatre, Warwick Arts Centre, Northern Stage and Lighthouse Poole.
In addition ETT’s Othello Education Programme will run alongside the tour offering students
and teachers insight into Shakespeare’s Othello and their critically acclaimed
production. The programme will provide education packs, workshops, pre and post
show talks with members of the company, as well as additional resources
including podcasts and recorded footage.
English Touring
Theatre said, ‘We are thrilled to announce the full tour of our critically
acclaimed production of Othello which will visit 10 cities this Autumn,
continuing our commitment to touring exceptional work to audiences across
England. We are delighted to be working
with Victor Oshin in the title role. Victor is a dynamic actor of huge
potential and we look forward to giving audiences across the
country the chance to see him in his professional stage debut. We'll soon
be announcing the full company of actors that he will be working alongside to
bring this masterful play to life.’
Othello is one of Shakespeare's most startlingly contemporary plays – a masterful
depiction of a life torn apart by prejudice.
Venice;
a western colonial power employs the newly-married Othello, a Muslim general,
to lead their army against the impending Turkish invasion. The strain of
fitting into a society riven by discrimination and fear soon take
their toll. Manipulated by Iago, Othello's life quickly unravels as he turns on
everything he holds dear.
Cast and Creatives:
Director: Richard Twyman;
Designer: Georgia Lowe;
Associate Designer: Alex Berry
Composer & Sound Designer: Giles
Thomas;
Lighting Designer: Matt Graham
Movement Director: Lanre Malaolu;
Creative Advisor: Abdul-Rehman
Malik
Casting Director: Annelie Powell
CDG
Originally co-produced
with Tobacco Factory Theatres.
Victor Oshin plays Othello. This marks his professional stage
debut.
ETT’s
Othello Education Programme
Through an exploration of their critically acclaimed production
of Othello, ETT’s
Othello Education Programme offers students and teachers the
opportunity to gain an exciting insight into one of Shakespeare’s most
startlingly contemporary plays.
The programme offers an education pack, workshops, talks and other
resources including podcasts and recorded footage. The lessons and
activities provided are specifically designed to support KS3-4 students studying the play
and who have attended the production, and cover themes including Moorish
identity, women’s roles in the play and the setting and staging.
Education Pack
Click here to access the Othello
Education Pack – the pack includes discussion topics, exercises and links to
podcasts and video footage.
Workshops
Workshops are designed to enrich and expand on the themes
discussed in the Othello Education Pack. Each workshop runs for 2 hours, for up
to 30 students, and is run by a specially trained facilitator. The workshops
can be held at your venue at any time to suit your schedule.
Pre
and post show talks
There will be free pre-show talks, with the production’s Assistant Director and ETT’s Producer, and post-show talks with the company. The dates for these can be found at: www.ett.org.uk/whats-on/othello/access
There will be free pre-show talks, with the production’s Assistant Director and ETT’s Producer, and post-show talks with the company. The dates for these can be found at: www.ett.org.uk/whats-on/othello/access
If you are unable to attend the pre or post-show talk but would like to discuss how you can access these digitally or alternatively arrange an additional talk for a fee then please contact ETT.
To book a workshop or other enquiries regarding ETT’s Othello
Education Programme contact Bridie: bdonaghy@ett.org.uk
On The Web:
Tickets:
Northern Stage
13 - 17 November
Box Office: 0191 230 5151 / www.northernstage.co.uk
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