Othello comes to Jo’burg and Pretoria
This production is offering a learning aid for secondary school learners studying this Shakespeare work
Think Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Othello, returns to the stage in May for further seasons in Gauteng.
This is following sold-out runs in KwaZulu-Natal this year.
This production is offering a learning aid for secondary school learners studying this Shakespeare work.
It is directed as in previous seasons by Clare Mortimer, whose skills as an award-winning performing arts practitioner are strongly enhanced by her experience as a writer and a respected English teacher.
Durban Theatre Award winner Nhlakanipho Manqele is playing the title role for the first time, opposite Cara Roberts, who makes her debut as 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, Daisy Spencer, Marc Kay, Bryan Hiles, Rowan Bartlett and Darren King.
With its central themes of love, envy and betrayal, Othello is expected to continue drawing packed houses. Now celebrating its sixth anniversary, Othello runs at the University of Johannesburg from May 5 to 16, with schools performances at 9am and 12pm Mondays to Fridays and one public performance on Wednesday, May 14 at 7pm.
Tickets in Johannesburg cost R60 per person for school bookings and R100 for adults attending the public performance.
Following its Johannesburg run, Othello transfers to the Brooklyn Theatre in Pretoria, where it will have one public performance at 3pm on Sunday May 18, followed by schools performances at 9am and 12pm from May 20 to 22.
Tickets in Pretoria cost R70 per person for schools bookings and R100 for adults attending the public performance.
Do all bookings through Doreen Stanley on 033 343 4884 or 084 556 0668 or fax 086 402 9592 or 033 343 4884 or email doreen@thinktheatre.co.za
