Preview: Othello at Newcastle Northern Stage

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 13^th – Saturday 17^th 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

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:

www.ett.org.uk
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Tickets:

Northern Stage

13 - 17 November

Box Office: 0191 230 5151 / www.northernstage.co.uk