Reviews
- 'An Othello of the first rank'
- 'This is a terrific Othello'
'hottest theatre ticket in town'- 'An extraordinarily fresh and new-minted production'
- 'It is a most powerful, memorable performance.'
- 'Ejiofor puts himself into the front rank of modern Othellos.'
- [Kelly Reilly as Desdemona] 'I shall long remember her vulnerability: when struck by Othello, she registers a shocked disbelief and she is incredibly touching in the "willow" scene.'
- 'the production finds two actors (Chiwetel and Ewan) who can go against the grain of current notions of how these roles should be played and who can furnish us with new insights into the hero's downfall.'
- 'Michael Grandage is directing with his usual flair, care and respect for the text.'
- 'Chiwetel Ejiofor achieves something extraordinary and historic in Michael Grandage's misty, crepuscular vision of Othello and devilish, sexual mischief in Cyprus.'
- 'First-rate support from Tom Hiddleston's posh, rank-pulling Cassio and Michelle Fairley's fierce and indignant Emilia'
- [Ewan McGregor] 'He’s vigorous, hard, mean and he does hate, really hate. Hate enough to give us Shakespeare’s play as it poignantly, painfully should be.'
- 'Extraordinary theatrical charge'
- 'Kelly Reilly's sensual, soft and exquisitely delicate Desdemona'
- 'Ejiofor and McGregor... it's a mouthwatering combination that doesn't disappoint'
- 'An Othello for our times... magnificant'
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