Othello opens in KZN
The play offers a learning aid for secondary school pupils studying Shakespeare’s stage tragedy as a set-work.
NOW celebrating its sixth anniversary, Think Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Othello returns to the stage for further seasons in KwaZulu-Natal.
Othello runs at the Hilton College Theatre from 7 to 14 February before returning to the Playhouse Drama stage in Durban until 20 March.
Presented in association with the Playhouse Company, the production is directed by Clare Mortimer, whose skills as a performing arts practitioner are strongly enhanced by her experience as a writer and a respected English teacher.
The play offers an invaluable learning aid for secondary school pupils studying Shakespeare’s stage tragedy as a set-work. Schools’ performances are at 9am and noon daily, Mondays to Fridays, with a public performance on Tuesday 25 February at 7pm.
Tickets cost R55 (R80 for adults attending the public performance). Booking is through Doreen Stanley on 033 3434884 or 084 5560668 or email doreen@thinktheatre.co.za.
Durban Theatre Award winner, Nhlakanipho Manqele plays the demanding title role opposite fellow new-comer, Cara Roberts, who makes her role 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, features Michael Gritten, Daisy Spencer, Marc Kay, Bryan Hiles, Rowan Bartlett and Darren King. With its central themes of love, envy and betrayal the story, as relevant today as ever before, Othello continues to draw packed houses.
Think Theatre’s production of Othello is supported by the University of Johannesburg.
