Learning on ScreenOthello
- Synopsis
- A NT recording, by a single fixed camera, of the 1997 production at the Cottesloe Theatre. Directed by Sam Mendes with David Harewood as Othello and Simon Russell Beale as Iago.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 15 Sep 1997
- Duration
- 210 (incl. 20min interval)
Credits
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Production Design
- Anthony Ward
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, London
- Theatre company
- National Theatre Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 1930s
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Our Man in Othello
- Sam Mendes
Notes
- Notes
- A second video recording was made by the NT 28 May 1990. This production was also videotaped by Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY 10 April 1998 (catalogued separately).
- History
- Press night 8 January 1997. Evening performance recorded.
- Reviews
- Genista McIntosh interviewed Sam Mandes about his concept of the production at the Cottesloe Theatre 13 October 1997. A transcript of this Platform Paper is available at http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=2629
Production Company
- Name
National Theatre
Archive
- Name
National Theatre Archive
- Contact
- Archivist
- http://catalogue.nationaltheatre.org.uk/CalmView/ContactUsForm.aspx
- Web
- https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/about-the-national-theatre/archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 7452 3135
- Address
- NT Studio
83-101 The Cut
London
SE1 8LL
UK
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