Othello

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Event Othello
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 7 May 1992
Opening Date 7 May 1992
Last Date 13 June 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Love, passion, desire, anger and jealousy are what good tragedies are made of and Shakespeare's Othello has all of this and more. Much more. Othello is an outsider, a Moorish nobleman who suffers both personally and socially due to the colour of his skin,
his customs and beliefs. In spite of his race or perhaps due to it, Othello and Desdemona fall desperately in love. They challenge Elizabethan etiquette with their unruly elopement and begin their life together as devoted partners. Such happiness is gradually destroyed by feelings of distrust.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Homicide
Jealousy
Race relations
Racial discrimination
Racism
Sex
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Janet Andrewartha Actor
Kylie Belling Actor
Alan Cassell Actor
Vince Colosimo Actor
Bradley Croft Actor
Paul English Actor
Frank Gallacher Actor
George Henare Actor
Peter Hosking Actor
Paul Lum Actor
Peter Sardi Actor
Helen Thomson Actor
Claire Sexton Assistant Stage Manager
Tony Tripp Designer
Roger Hodgman Director
Brandon Burke Fight Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
David Latham Movement Director
Tassos Ioannides Musical Director
William Shakespeare Playwright
Peter Roehlen Production Manager
Kerry Saxby Sound Designer
Andrew Barker Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record May, 1992
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 15939