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Act 1, Scene 1

Published in 1603 and considered to be a bad quarto.

Othello

Period written: 1604 First known performance: November 1, 1604 (Whitehall Palace, London) Provoked by Iago, a jealous Roderigo tells Brabantio of Othello’s secret affair and marriage to his daughter Desdemona....

Othello Definitely Not a Wash-Out

The Globe Theatre can always be relied upon to present productions of a high standard, and this year’s Othello is certainly no exception. This is the first production of Othello to be performed at the G...

Othello Provokes Thought If You Read Between the Lines

Othello is so often about the black and the white, not only insofar as color, but in regard to opposition. Director Lisa Peterson does acknowledge these antitheses in her production—male versus female; illusion versus reality; good and e...

Othello: Act I, Scene 1

Scene 1 Venice. A street. (Roderigo, Iago, Brabantio, Servants) Enter Roderigo and...

Othello: Act I, Scene 2

Scene 2 Venice. Another street. (Othello, Iago, Attendants, Cassio, Officers, Brabantio, Roderigo) Enter Othello,...

Othello: Act I, Scene 3

Scene 3 Venice. A council chamber. (Duke, Senators, Officers, Sailor, First Messenger, Brabantio, Othello, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo, Desdemona, Iago,...

Othello: Act II, Scene 1

Scene 1 A sea port in Cyprus. (Montano, Gentlemen, Cassio, Second Messenger, Desdemona, Iago, Roderigo, Emilia, Attendants,...

Othello: Act II, Scene 2

Scene 2 Venice. A street. (Herald) Enter Othello’s Herald with a proclamation; people...

Othello: Act II, Scene 3

Scene 3 Venice. A castle hall. (Othello, Desdemona, Cassio, Attendants, Iago, Cassio, Montano, Gentlemen, Servants, Roderigo)

Othello: Act III, Scene 1

Scene 1 Cyprus. Before the castle. (Cassio, Musicians, Clown, Iago, Emilia) Enter Cassio with...

Othello: Act III, Scene 2

Scene 2 Cyprus. A room in the castle. (Othello, Iago, Gentlemen) Enter Othello, Iago, and...

Othello: Act III, Scene 3

Scene 3 Cyprus. The garden of the castle. (Desdemona, Cassio, Emilia, Othello, Iago) Enter Desdemona, Cassio, and...

Othello: Act III, Scene 4

Scene 4 Cyprus. Before the castle. (Desdemona, Emilia, Clown, Othello, Iago, Cassio, Bianca) Enter Desdemona, Emilia,...

Othello: Act IV, Scene 1

Scene 1 Cyprus. Before the castle. (Othello, Iago, Cassio, Bianca, Lodovico, Desdemona, and Attendants) Enter Othello...

Othello: Act IV, Scene 2

Scene 2 Cyprus. A room in the castle. (Othello, Emilia, Desdemona, Roderigo, Iago) Enter Othello and...

Othello: Act IV, Scene 3

Scene 3 Cyprus. Another room in the castle. (Othello, Lodovico, Desdemona, Emilia, Attendants) Enter Othello,...

Othello: Act V, Scene 1

Scene 1 Cyprus. A street. (Iago, Roderigo, Cassio, Othello, Lodovico, Gratiano, Bianca, Emilia) Enter Iago and...

Othello: Act V, Scene 2

Scene 2 A bedchamber in the castle. (Othello, Desdemona, Emilia, Montano, Gratiano, Iago, Lodovico, Cassio) Enter...

Stratford Othello Does Nothing to Bolster Its Reputation

The current Stratford Festival Othello is a conservatively staged production, with a virtually bare stage marked only by a metal walkway across the back. Furniture is kept to a minimum, with a few boxes sitting in as...

TFNA Brings Star Quality to the Small Stage

On 42nd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, there hangs a small marquee with no bright lights like Times Square or flashy colors like Broadway. In simple black and white, it reads: “Othello.” Theatre for a New Audience presents a bold, frank...

To Be Once in Doubt is To Be Resolved

The RSC’s production of Othello is relatively early in its UK tour when it stops off in Hackney for just five days. The production is the first to be directed by the RSC’s newly-appointed Artistic Associate Kathryn Hunter, founder of The...