The National Theatre presents a major new production of William Shakespeare’s play about the destructive power of jealousy.



Olivier Award-winning actor Adrian Lester (Henry V at the National Theatre, BBC’s Hustle) takes the title role. Playing opposite him as the duplicitous Iago is fellow Olivier winner Rory Kinnear (The Last of the Haussmans, SKYFALL), who is reunited with director Nicholas Hytner (Timon of Athens, One Man, Two Guvnors) following their acclaimed collaboration on the National Theatre’s recent production of Hamlet.



Othello, newly married to Desdemona – who is half his age – is appointed leader of a major military operation. Iago, passed over for promotion by Othello in favour of the young Cassio, persuades Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair.

Creative:

Director: Nicholas Hytner

Designer: Vicki Mortimer

Lighting Designer: Jon Clark

Music: Nick Powell

Sound Designer: Gareth Fry

Fight Director: Kate Waters

Cast:

Othello: Adrian Lester

Iago: Rory Kinnear

Desdemona: Olivia Vinall

Cassio: Jonathan Bailey

Soldier: Sandy Batchelor

Soldier: Adam Berry

Official: David Carr

Brabantio: William Chubb

Duke of Venice: Robert Demeger

Gratiano: Jonathan Dryden Taylor

Soldier: Gabriel Fleary

Bianca: Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi

Officer: Scott Karim

Soldier: David Kirkbride

Emilia: Lyndsey Marshal

U/S Othello: Zackary Momoh

Soldier: Tom Radford

Roderigo: Tom Robertson

Lodovico: Nick Sampson

Montano: Chook Sibtain

Official: Rebecca Tanwen

Senator: Joseph Wilkins

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Distributor: London National Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Cast: Olivia Vinall, Rory Kinnear

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