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Othello with David Harewood

Astonishingly, David Harewood was the first black actor to play the great Moorish Venetian general Othello at London’s National Theatre, triumphantly taking on the role—but not until 1997. Now he returns to the play to discover how the centuries have changed our views of it.

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David Harewood was the first black actor to play Othello at London’s National Theatre, triumphantly taking on the role in 1997. Now he returns to the play to discover how the centuries have changed our views of it. A forensic psychiatrist helps to analyze Iago ( an extraordinary psychopath) and how he manipulates Othello by persuading him that his wife is having an affair.

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