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Toby Jones plays Shakespeare’s most notorious villain like a peevish middle manager
6 / 10
there’s a certain chemistry missing from their interactions – it doesn’t feel like this cool Desdemona is so sexually entranced by Othello that she can’t flee him, even when her life’s at stake. Morris is good at the moments of physical violence here – the whole audience winces together as we hear a spine snap, sharp as celery. The moments of psychological violence, less so. As Iago, Jones is completely convincing without channelling the inner darkness you’d expect from this destructive force. Instead, an excellent Vinette Robinson becomes the emotional heart of the play as Desdemona’s maid Emilia. “Men are but stomachs: they eat us, then they belch us,” she says, bitterly, before becoming consumed by her own quest for justice.
David Harewood and Toby Jones are excellent in this overly-polished West End Shakespeare
6 / 10
Though it would be pushing it to say Tom Morris directs Othello as a comedy, he certainly wrings more laughs than usual out of Shakespeare’s great comedy. To be fair I don’t think I’d appreciated the extent to which previous productions I’ve seen had been using smart line reads to avoid giggles every time a character describes the villainous Iago – the greatest snake in English literature – as ‘honest’. Morris just cheerily milks it, and the result is a lighter-than-usual take on the play. Not out and out hilarious, but with a certain glossiness that speaks of a desire to go easy on a West End audience.
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Review Roundup: David Harewood and Toby Jones in OTHELLO
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 5, 2025
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 5, 2025
'O, beware, my lord, of jealousy' Tom Morris’s new West End production of William Shakespeare’s Othello is now open, starring David Harewood as Othello, Toby Jones as Iago and Caitlin Fitzgerald as Desdemona. Directed by Tony Award-winner Tom Morris with music by PJ Harvey, this epic story of manipulation, jealousy and toxic masculinity explores the darker side of power, rage and desire. What did the critics think?
Photos: David Harewood, Toby Jones, and Caitlin FitzGerald in OTHELLO
by Stephi Wild - November 3, 2025
by Stephi Wild - November 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 - November 5, 2025
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 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 - September 8, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 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 - July 17, 2025
by Stephi Wild - July 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.
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