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Video: David Harewood and Munya Chawawa Unite to Celebrate Black British Theatre and OTHELLO Streaming Release
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2026

David Harewood, the first Black actor to play Othello at the National Theatre, has reprised the role in a production now streaming on Marquee TV, with Munya Chawawa joining him for a conversation. Check out the video here!

Toby Jones and David Harewood-Led OTHELLO Will Stream on Marquee TV
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2026

David Harewood, Caitlin Fitzgerald, and Toby Jones’ new production of Othello will stream exclusively in the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and South Korea on Marquee TV.

Louis McCartney Lands New Onscreen Role in TIME Following STRANGER THINGS Exit
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 17, 2026

Louis McCartney, who wowed Broadway as Henry Creel in Stranger Things: The First Shadow, is joining David Tennant in BBC's Time season three.

Video: First Look at OTHELLO, Coming to Cinemas Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2026

Trafalgar Releasing, in partnership with Chris Harper Productions will release Shakespeare’s OTHELLO in cinemas worldwide next month. Check out an all new video clip here!

David Hare-Led OTHELLO Will Be Released in Cinemas Worldwide
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2025

Shakespeare's OTHELLO, starring David Harewood, Toby Jones, Caitlin FitzGerald, Vinette Robinson and Luke Treadaway, will be released in cinemas. Learn more here!

Photos: David Harewood, Toby Jones, and Caitlin FitzGerald in OTHELLO
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2025

Production photos have been released from Tom Morris’ new West End production of William Shakespeare’s Othello starring David Harewood as Othello, Toby Jones as Iago and Caitlin FitzGerald as Desdemona.

Review: OTHELLO, Starring David Harewood and Toby Jones
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Nov 5, 2025

Director Tom Morris has been busy running the Bristol Old Vic, but now returns to the capital to start a five year partnership with Chris Harper Productions to direct Shakespeare plays for the West End. His Othello looks impressive, is well acted, thoughtful and glossy, but lacking in sufficient darkness.

Full Cast Set for OTHELLO Starring David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 8, 2025

The full cast has been revealed for Tom Morris’ new West End production of Shakespeare’s Othello starring David Harewood as Othello, Toby Jones as Iago and Caitlin FitzGerald as Desdemona.

Vinette Robinson and Luke Treadaway Join West End Production of OTHELLO
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2025

The award-winning star of the BBC’s Boiling Point Vinette Robinson and the Olivier Award-winning Luke Treadaway will play Emilia and Cassio in the new West End production of Shakespeare’s OTHELLO.

2024 Laurence Olivier Bursaries Award £80,000 To Talented Drama School Students In Need Of Financial Support
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2024

18 drama school students from across the UK have been awarded Laurence Olivier bursaries, administered by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), to help them complete their training. 

£79,000 of Laurence Olivier Bursaries Awarded to Drama School Students in Need of Financial Support
by Stephi Wild - Jul 5, 2023

17 drama school students from across the UK have been awarded Laurence Olivier bursaries, administered by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), to help them complete their training.

£77,500 in 2022 Laurence Olivier Bursaries Awarded to Talented Drama School Students Facing Financial Difficulties
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2022

19 drama school students from across the UK have been awarded a total of £77,500 worth of bursaries by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), to help them complete their training.           

UK Drama School Students Awarded Over £64,000 In Laurence Olivier Bursaries
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2020

18 drama school students from across the UK have been awarded a total of £64,500 in bursaries by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and other donors, to help them complete their training.

The Young Vic Announces YV:ID A Festival Exploring Identity
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2019

Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director of Young Vic, today announces YV:ID, a five-week festival of digital and live events taking place throughout February and March 2019, which aims to catalyse debates around the themes of identity.

BWW Review: VOTES FOR WOMEN, National Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Nov 19, 2018

The National Theatre end their series of rehearsed readings with Elizabeth Robins' Votes for Women. Written in 1907, the play dramatises the birth of the suffragette movement and, presented in 2018, shines a light on how slow the progress of equality has been.

Fiona Shaw And George MacKay Complete The Casts Of The National Theatre's Courage Everywhere
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 8, 2018

The NT marks the 100th anniversary of the first women in the UK gaining the right to vote, with a series of rehearsed readings, talks and events, as well as a free exhibition in the Lyttelton Lounge. World-class directors Nadia Fall, Phyllida Lloyd, Jenny Sealey, Lyndsey Turner and Dawn Walton will bring to life five plays on themes of suffrage, courage and the fight for political equality in the UK and around the world.

National Theatre Presents COURAGE EVERYWHERE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2018

The NT marks the 100th anniversary of the first women in the UK gaining the right to vote, with a series of rehearsed readings, talks and events, as well as a free exhibition in the Lyttelton Lounge. World-class directors Nadia Fall, Phyllida Lloyd, Jenny Sealey, Lyndsey Turner and Dawn Walton will bring to life five plays on themes of suffrage, courage and the fight for political equality in the UK and around the world.

COURAGE EVERYWHERE At The National Theatre Brings Themes Of Suffrage, Courage And The Fight For Political Equality
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2018

The NT marks the 100th anniversary of the first women in the UK gaining the right to vote, with a series of rehearsed readings, talks and events, as well as a free exhibition in the Lyttelton Lounge. World-class directors Nadia Fall, Phyllida Lloyd, Jenny Sealey, Lyndsey Turner and Dawn Walton will bring to life five plays on themes of suffrage, courage and the fight for political equality in the UK and around the world.

Drama School Students Awarded £72,500 By Laurence Olivier Bursaries Scheme
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2018

Sixteen drama school students from across the UK have been awarded a total of £72,500 worth of bursaries by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), to help them complete their training.

Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Casting For Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's New Play EMILIA
by Stephi Wild - Jul 2, 2018

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the all-female cast for Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's new play Emilia, directed by Nicole Charles. The play charts the life of Emilia Bassano, the poet, mother and feminist who is thought to have inspired the 'Dark Lady' in Shakespeare's sonnets as well as the Emilia characters who appear in Othello, The Two Noble Kinsmen, The Winter's Tale and The Comedy of Errors. Emilia continues to thread her way through each of the plays in which she appears this summer season, excepting Emilia the Abbess in The Comedy of Errors.