SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Television arts documentary series. Marking the 400th anniversary of Othello, the programme explores interpretations and performance history of the play. Includes extracts from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2004 production at the Swan Theatre with Antony Sher as Iago and Sello Maake Ka-Ncube as Othello. There is comment from Jonathan Miller who does not perceive Othello’s blackness to be an important issue in the play.

Series

South Bank Show, The

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

16 May 2004 at 22:45 (Channel: ITV1)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Director

Susan Shaw

Producer

Susan Shaw

Contributor

Amiri Bakara; Andrew Davies; David Dabydeen; Frank Brady; Gregory Doran; Jackie Kay; Jonathan Bate; Jonathan Miller; LIsa Dillon; Melvyn Bragg; Nelson George; Sabry Hafez; Susie Orbach

Cast

Sello Maake Ka-Ncube	Othello
Antony Sher	Iago

Additional Details

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; performance history

Related items

Othello

Production Company

Name

London Weekend Television

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

Name

Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email

services@bufvc.ac.uk

Web

http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7393 1514

Fax

020 7393 1555

Address

For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ

Distributor (Sale)

Name

ITN Source

Email

uksales@itnsource.com

Web

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Phone

+44 (0) 207 430 4480

Address

200 Grays Inn Road
London WC1X 8XZ