Studying Othello

Synopsis: Educational pack. A 90-minute videotape designed to form a teaching pack for AS and A2-level students with the book, Studying Othello, available separately. The video, with fully integrated activities, includes clips from 3 stage and film versions of the play - Laurence Olivier (1965), Orson Welles (1950) and Andrew Davies’ modern television version, (2001); critics talking about the play (Jonathan Dollimore, Sean McEvoy, Ato Quayson and Peggy Reynolds); and actors play some key scenes in a workshop.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Duration: 90 mins

Documentation: Photocopiable book ‘Studying Othello’ ISBN 0-907016-81-2, 128 pages, £39.95, available separately

Title: Othello (1965)
Synopsis: A clip from the film is included on the study tape
Title: Othello (1950)
Synopsis: A clip from the film is included on the study tape
Title: Othello (2001)
Synopsis: A clip from this television adaptation by Andrew Davies, shown on ITV on 23/12/2001, is included on this study tape. This version is a contemporary reworking in which Othello is the new Metropolitan Police commissioner and Jago his jealous colleague. When Othello caps professional success with marriage to the lovely Dessie, Jago begins scheming against his former friend and protege. NB the full version is only available on DVD (region 1 encoded) from the USA

Shakespeare, "Studying Othello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av35161 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)

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