Othello (Shakespeare) Revival
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David Harewood's hotheaded general has a wonderfully wicked scene partner in Toby Jones
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Between them, this Shakespearean tragedy is in good hands, and if it’s not a revelatory production, it’s certainly a slick one, with each interaction fine-tuned and deftly choreographed – especially the violence. There are dagger fights that play out like tumbling dances, and as Harewood’s Othello headbutts or breaks a neck, Jon Nicholls’ sound effects to amplify these moments are chilling. By contrast, recorded compositions by the great PJ Harvey are unrolled in fleeting snippets and seem underused. Some moments are also slightly too seamless: Jones’s Iago kills off Tom Byrne’s Roderigo in a blur of flailing limbs and out-of-eyeshot plunging daggers that’s easy to miss.
David Harewood and Toby Jones are excellent in this overly-polished West End Shakespeare
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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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Othello (Shakespeare) History
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| 2017 | West End |
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