Othello
- Synopsis
- Combined book and audio CD. Includes a speech from Edwin Booth from 1890, and a 1944 recording of Paul Robeson delivering Othello’s address to the senate. There are performances by Paul Scofield, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Kani and Anton Lesser. The text includes illustrations from Stuart Burges’ 1965 film starring Olivier and the 1997-8 The Shakespeare Theatre’s season with Patrick Stewart as Othello. In addition to the playtext, there are articles including ‘In Production:Othello through the Years’ by Lois Potter, ‘As Performed: At the Market Theatre Johannesburg in 1987’ by Janet Suzman, ‘It is the Green-eyed Monster: Othello and Pop Culture’ by Douglas Lanier, ‘The Cast Speaks; the 2003-4 Cast from the Shakespeare Theatre Company’ by Marcia Macaisa, ‘A Voice Coach’s Perspective on Speaking Shakespeare’ by Andrew Wade and ‘In the Age of Shakespeare’ by Thomas Garvey.
- Series
- Sourcebooks Shakespeare Series, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Multimedia
- Year of release
- 2007
- Notes
- Each book and CD set includes narration by Derek Jacobi, recordings from actors, more than 20 scenes from different productions to facilitate comparisons, interviews and essays, the full text of the play with glossary and production notes,illustrations of sets, costume designs, and photographs of significant historical performances.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Credits
- Contributor
- Derek Jacobi
- Cast
Anton Lesser Edwin Booth F. Scott Fitzgerald John Kani Paul Robeson Paul Scofield
Production Company
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Methuen Drama
- direct@macmillan/co/uk
- Phone
- 01256 302688
- Fax
- 01256 364733
- Address
- Macmillan Distribution Ltd
Brunel Road
Houndsmill
Basingstoke
RG21 6XS
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.amazon.co.uk External site opens in new window
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