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57 days ago

O’Romeo review – Bollywood Shakespeare takes dive into grisly mafia queens territory ⊕

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

After hit takes on Macbeth, Othello and Hamlet, Vishal Bhardwaj’s Romeo and Juliet adaptation sees dead-eyed lovers drag one another to gutter and grave

It must be Misbegotten Adaptations week. This H…

5 months ago

For David, this is his second go at the role, having previously been the first black actor to play the part at the National Theatre in 1997.
PATRICK MARMION: Many of us know and love David Harewood from Homeland, in which he starred opposite Claire Danes and Damian Lewis.

David Harewood returns to Othello: ‘I don’t just want to open the door but kick it down for the people behind me’ ⊕

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

He first played Othello in 1997, when the role was still synonymous with white thespians ‘blacking up’. Now, nearly three decades on, he, Chiwetel Ejiofor and other Black actors discuss how best to t…

6 months ago

Venetian Vespers by John Banville review – a haunting honeymoon ○

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

This brooding tale of an Englishman’s downfall in fin-de-siècle Venice is memorably eerie – but it’s hard to care about such a pompous protagonist

Many years ago, a sober-minded friend warned me off g…

11 months ago

Brian Cox has torn into the sky-high prices of theatre tickets, calling the current state of Broadway 'not right' and singling out Jake Gyllenhaal 's performance in Othello as a 'problem'.

12 months ago

A blockbuster production of the Shakespeare tragedy might boast Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal but it’s sparked a debate over excessive pricing

How much would you pay to be in the same room as …

Othello review – Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal’s underwhelming blockbuster ○

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York

The record-breaking take on the Shakespearean tragedy might already be a smash, but it’s disappointingly muddled

With the smell of doom and regression in the air, perh…

Jennifer Lopez turned the red carpet at opening night of Broadway's new production of Othello into a family affair when she brought her child Emme as her date.

14 months ago

When Thatcher took performance lessons from Laurence Olivier, it changed the course of her political destiny | Tim Walker ○

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The PM’s makeover collaboration was kept a closely guarded secret for fear it would hurt her ‘ordinary housewife’ image

  • Tim Walker is a writer and broadcaster. When Maggie Met Larry is on Radio 4 at 3…

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