The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice

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The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice (AudiobookFormat, 2010, BBC Audiobook)

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Lingvo: English

Eldonita je 1-a de januaro 2010 de BBC Audiobook.

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This BBC Radio production stars much-loved actor and comedian Lenny Henry, who won the Evening Standard's Best Newcomer Award for his stunning performance as the tortured Moor. First performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, it subsequently toured the country before arriving in London's West End where Henry received rave reviews. Featuring the cast from the acclaimed West End production and with original music from Conrad Nelson, who also plays Iago, this mesmerising radio drama grips the listener from start to tragic finish. Love, racism, jealousy and desire are at the emotional core of Shakespeare's monumental tragedy, a tender love story shattered by one man's obsessive hatred of another. Othello is noble, brave and victorious. Iago, passed over for a position in the army, fuels his diabolical revenge with hatred and snarling racism. Poignant, intense and heartbreaking, Othello mercilessly explores every inch of the human condition.

Othello (full title: The Tragedy …

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An excellent production

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Penguin kindly offered me an advance copy of Tracy Chevalier's latest book, New Boy, recently which I am excited to read soon. You will be able to read my review of that in May, but, as New Boy is based on the plot of Othello, I thought I should revisit the original play first so I 'dusted off' my Audible download of the excellent Northern Broadsides production that starred Lenny Henry.

Having never actually seen, heard or read any other Othellos, I can't compare this audio version to any other production. However I can say that the play is gripping throughout and, other than the very first few lines where the dialogue speed seems inordinately fast, I was easily able to keep up with the action and to differentiate voices so I generally knew who was speaking (except when minor characters suddenly appear!) Lenny Henry is convincing as Othello and …

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  • Plays
  • William Shakespeare
  • BBC Radio
  • Jealousy