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

Recording date

Apr 1959

Credits

Director

Tony Richardson

Contributor

Hal Rogers

Cast

Paul Robeson	Othello
Mary Ure	Desdemona
Sam Wanamaker	Iago
Albert Finney	Michael Cassio
Angela Baddeley	Emilia
David Buck	Officer
Diana Rigg	Unnamed part
Donald Layne-Smith	Gratiano
Edward De Souza	Lodovico
Ian Holm	Duke of Venice
Julian Glover	Montano
Kenneth Gilbert	Officer
Paul Hardwick	Brabantio
Peter Woodthorpe	Roderigo
Roy Dotrice	Officer
Stephen Thorne (2)	Herald
Vanessa Redgrave	Unnamed part
Zoe Caldwell	Bianca

Additional Details

Theatre

Stratford Memorial Theatre

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Related items

Interviews with Paul Robeson and Mary Ure

Notes

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.

General

The recording was made by Hal Rogers, a member of the RSC production team - he was a stage manager, manager at the Aldwych theatre and a tour manager.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Fax

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