Othello
- Synopsis
- A filmed version of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s highly acclaimed 1989 stage production in The Other Place, and superbly re-imagained as a television ensemble piece. Set in a 19th-century army encampment, opera singer Willard White brings fine musicality and intense strength to his debut ‘straight’ acting role, a performance equally matched by McKellen’s fussy, officious and deeply repressed Iago.
- Series
- Theatre Night
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 23 Jun 1990 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 204 mins
Credits
- Director
- Trevor Nunn
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Guy Woolfenden
- Production Design
- Bob Crowley
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- Victorian
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Evening Standard Drama Awards 1989, The
- Nunn’s Othello
Notes
- Notes
- Released on VHS in 1989. A DVD (released in 2003) of the production is available from online retailers.
The DVD extras include notes by Ian McKellen. - General
- The production features Jamaican-born opera singer Willard White in his first non-singing part.
- History
- Transmitted in two parts with a fifteen minute interval. The filming of this production took a fortnight.
- Awards
- Ian McKellen won the Best Actor Evening Standard Award (1989) and the Best Actor London Critics Circle Award (1989) for his stage role as Iago.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.amazon.co.uk External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Othello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/15833 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)