An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.
Direction
Amoo's seamless collision of charcoal, spoken word, and performance.
Cinematography
Stunning interplay between drawing and live action.
Writing
Poetic monologue that reclaims and interrogates simultaneously.
Director
Shola Amoo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Created for the British Council's Shakespeare Lives campaign, part of global 400th anniversary celebrations that deliberately centered marginalized perspectives.
Ashley Thomas (Bashy) was primarily known as a grime MC; his casting as Othello deliberately bridges Black British musical and theatrical traditions.
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