Othello (National Theatre)
Othello (National Theatre)
86%
86%
(105 Ratings)
Positive
90%
Mixed
8%
Negative
2%
Members say
Absorbing, Great acting, Ambitious, Clever, Entertaining

About the Show

Giles Terera and Rosy McEwen star in Clint Dyer's adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy.

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Critic Reviews (7)

The London Evening Standard
December 1st, 2022

"Almost everything in Clint Dyer’s production is harsh and stark."
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Time Out London
December 1st, 2022

"Terera’s 'Othello' is pretty resilient. But his resilience is like a seawall – once it’s breached, it’s breached."
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The Guardian (UK)
December 1st, 2022

"It remains highly watchable and well-paced with good supporting performances...This is an Othello which feels unlike any other, its central figure a villain not a hero – a cleaning up of the play, indeed."
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The Telegraph (UK)
December 1st, 2022

"For all its over-arching ingenuity, I found the ambience too remorselessly gloomy and divorced from tangible social context."
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WhatsOnStage
November 30th, 2022

"It's an intense collapse, riding Shakespeare's language to find his own meanings, an extraordinary performance at the heart of a revelatory and relevant production."
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The Stage (UK)
December 2nd, 2022

"Whatever its flaws, these are potent moments in an 'Othello' that is not only important, but long, long overdue."
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The Independent (UK)
December 1st, 2022

"Dyer’s production has a quality that suggests it will quickly become a classic. It’s transfixing, full of vision, and maintains an urgent pace despite its three-hour running time."
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