Othello [Drama On 3]

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DO320080504A production from London's Donmar Warehouse, with Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role.
DO32020041920220130 (R3)Khalid Abdalla, Matthew Needham and Cassie Layton star in Shakespeare's tragedy, staged in an imagined near future, in which a power-hungry Turkish president attempts an attack on Cyprus. The western forces rush to Cyprus's defence, under the command of the fearless General Othello. But can an Arab-born Christian convert ever be truly accepted by the people he serves?

Adapted and directed for radio by EMMA HARDING.

Introduction by Dr Islam Issa, Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University

Othello.....Khalid Abdalla

Iago.....Matthew Needham

Desdemona.....Cassie Layton

Cassio.....Max Bennett

Brabantio.....Neil McCaul

Roderigo.....Clive Hayward

Duke of Venice.....Jessica Turner

Montano.....Peter Polycarpou

Emilia.....Bettrys Jones

Lodovico.....Ian Conningham

Bianca.....Heather Craney

All other parts played by Sargon Yelda and Hasan Dixon.

Khalid Abdalla and Matthew Needham star in Shakespeare's tragedy.