Othello

Synopsis

A live recording of the 1959 production staged at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford upon Avon by Tony Richardson; with Paul Robeson as Othello and Sam Wanamaker as Iago. Recorded by Hal Rogers.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Notes

An extract from the recording, (Othello’s speech III,iii ‘Why, why is this?') may be downloaded from the British Library Sound Archive online catalogue.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Related items

Interviews with Paul Robeson and Mary Ure

Credits

Director

Tony Richardson

Contributor

Hal Rogers

Cast

Albert Finney
Angela Baddeley
David Buck
Diana Rigg
Donald Layne-Smith
Edward De Souza
Ian Holm
Julian Glover
Kenneth Gilbert
Mary Ure
Paul Hardwick
Paul Robeson
Peter Woodthorpe
Roy Dotrice
Sam Wanamaker
Stephen Thorne (2)
Vanessa Redgrave
Zoe Caldwell

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
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