Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy restaged for schools
School bookings for Think Theatre’s production of Othello are climbing fast. Book now.
WILLIAM Shakespeare’s great stage tragedy, Othello, returns to The Playhouse Theatre from 15 February to 18 March.
Think Theatre’s critically-acclaimed schools production pays a salute to the 400th anniversary of The Bard, who died on 23 April, 1616.
Presented in association with The Playhouse Company, Othello is directed as previously by the multi-award-winning actor and director, Clare Mortimer, also highly respected for her extensive expertise as a writer and English teacher.
A vital learning aid facility for secondary school learners studying Shakespeare’s stage tragedy as a set work, Think Theatre’s production of Othello is widely appreciated by school teachers, learners and their parents. As ever before, the great work continues to hold today’s audiences in its grip, as its core themes of love, envy and betrayal remain powerfully relevant to the human condition.
Durban Theatre award winner, Nhlakanipho Manqele, reprises his interpretation of the play’s tragic title role, with Cara Roberts again returning as his ill-fated young wife, Desdemona. The rest of the cast, headed by Clinton Small with his award-winning portrayal of the villainous Iago and Mortimer as his wife Emilia, again features Michael Gritten, Marc Kay, Bryan Hiles, Rowan Bartlett and Darren King. Sarah Richard makes her role début as Bianca.
Performances are daily at 9am and 12pm (Mondays to Fridays). An evening performance for the public will be at The Playhouse on 1 March at 7pm. The duration of Think Theatre’s production is approximately two hours.
School bookings are climbing fast as schools have reopened for the first term.
Bookings are through Doreen Stanley on 033 343 4884 or 084 556 0668, fax 086 402 9592 or 033 343 4884, or e-mail doreen@thinktheatre.co.za.
