Toby Jones is a gleefully malicious Iago in Othello
8 / 10
Caitlin Fitzgerald’s terrific, finally terrified Desdemona, combining innocence with independent-mindedness, stands her ground too. Thus the production, which ably registers the play’s disconcerting notes of comedy, and throughline of avoidable tragedy, is anchored to psychological plausibility: how swiftly reason can unravel, and a happy couple spiral towards calamity. Vinette Robinson as Iago’s wife, Emilia, also taps due depth in the outraged dismay of a woman co-opted into the nightmare.
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