Othello Stage History: Black Performance
- Alternative title
- Othello at the National Theatre
- Synopsis
- Professors Carol Chillington Rutter and Tony Howard with Adrian Lester discuss productions of Othello. The video briefly comment on the performances of Ira Aldridge, Paul Robeson, and Willard White, Rutter looks to the future when a black director directs the play. There is no performance footage.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2014
- Duration
- 5 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Adrian Lester; Carol Rutter; Tony Howard
Additional Details
- Theatre
- National Theatre, London
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Black actors
Notes
- Notes
- Streamed at http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/video/othello-at-the-national-theatre (accessed 3/2015)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Othello Stage History: Black Performance". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76522 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)