SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Live sound recording of John Barton’s 1971 touring production of Othello for the Royal Shakespeare Company with Brewster Mason as Othello and Emrys James as Iago.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

26 Feb 1973

Credits

Director

John Barton

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Guy Woolfenden

Production Design

Julia Trevelyan Oman

Cast

Brewster Mason	Othello
Lisa Harrow	Desdemona
Emrys James	Iago
David Calder	Michael Cassio
Heather Canning	Emilia
Anthony Pedley	Lodovico
Bernard Lloyd	Officer 2 (Officer)
Denis Holmes	Brabantio
Jeremy Sinden	Venetian officer 1 (Officer)
Lynn Dearth	Bianca
Matthew Roberton	Offficer 1 (Officer)
Michael Shannon	Gratiano
Michael Shannon	Venetian officer 2 (Officer)
Miles Anderson	Soldier
Morgan Sheppard	Duke of Venice
Nickolas Grace	Arab
Nickolas Grace	Officer
Robert Ashby	Montano
Robert Ashby	Musician
Roger Rees	Roderigo
Ted Valentine	Senator

Additional Details

Theatre

Aldwych Theatre, London

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Other

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

There are some unknown cast changes for the Japanese tour and Aldwych transfer.

History

Opening date at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 19 September 1971

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB