RSC Casts Sharon D. Clarke as Black Lesbian Othello in Climate-Future Production
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Naman Ramachandran
Summary
The Royal Shakespeare Company is staging a bold reimagining of "Othello" with three-time Olivier Award winner Sharon D. Clarke in the title role, directed by Monique Touko. The production relocates Shakespeare's tragedy to a climate-threatened future and reimagines Othello as a Black lesbian in a position of military power. The play opens at the Swan Theatre on Feb. 13, 2027, running through April 3, and explores themes of jealousy, suspicion, and racial, sexual, and class prejudice through an unsanctioned marriage at its center.
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VarietyRSC Casts Sharon D. Clarke as Black Lesbian Othello in Climate-Future Productionvariety.comKey quotes
· 4 pulledThe Royal Shakespeare Company has cast Sharon D. Clarke in the title role of 'Othello'
Monique Touko directing a production that relocates Shakespeare's tragedy to a climate-threatened future and places a Black lesbian in the seat of military power at its center
Clarke, who has won the Olivier Award three times, makes her RSC debut in the role
Touko's production centers on an unsanctioned marriage that becomes the fault line through which jealousy, suspicion and racial, sexual and class prejudice are explored
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