Othello review: The Bard’s bare essentials

The New York theater company Bedlam stages a remarkably effective four-actor production of the classic tragedy.

Revenge, Served Two Ways: Cold in ‘Othello’ and Lukewarm in ‘Hamlet’

Shakespeare’s brooding prince comes off as bored at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. But Bedlam’s lean production of “Othello” ...
Westword

Iago may be evil, but he’s also the most interesting thing about this Othello

Why is Iago so intent on destroying Othello? Iago himself gives two reasons: He’s been passed over for promotion, and he believes Othello has slept with Emilia, the wife whom Iago treats with brutal ...
SFGate

Othello's muscle, Iago's charm deceptively divine

Othello, the Moor of Venice: Tragedy. By William Shakespeare. Directed by Jasson Minadakis. Through April 22. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. Two ...
The Guardian

Green-eyed monsters: Kinnear, Sher and McCabe on the evil in Iago

Iago is one of Shakespeare’s ultimate bad guys, but what is it that drives him – racism, sexual deviance, or even post-traumatic stress? As Othello is performed at the Royal Shakespeare theatre, three ...
The Independent

Othello: 'Freshly minted' RSC production is the latest twist for a play that needs radical casting

An intriguing bit of casting might just make Iqbal Khan’s new production of Othello at Stratford-upon-Avon feel – in the words of RSC artistic director Gregory Doran – “freshly minted”: not only is ...