Director’s notes/ Description
OTHELLO
OTHELLO is Shakespeare's most perfect play, a masterpiece of dramatic construction. OTHELLO is a thriller, a love story, a tragedy and an exploration of race, prejudice, power, war and human folly. OTHELLO is written by Shakespeare at the height of his powers, its poetry is finer than HAMLET , its pschology deeper than MACBETH, its love story more compelling than ROMEO AND JULIET, it;s heartbreaking tragedy more moving than KING LEAR. OTHELLO might be the finest play ever written.
And, like so many of Shakespeare's greatest plays, it is a work much misunderstood. This is not a play about the helpless victim Desdemona falling to the cruelty of her husband and treachery of Iago. This is a play about fascination - fascination in love, fascination and jealousy, fascination and death. The central characters are caught in a terrifying vortex of their own making and perhaps their own desire. Othello is the fascinating outsider, the dark "other" , but also a conqueror, general and leader of men. Iago is Shakespeare's largest role, a huge complex character consumed by envy and giddy with the power he wields over his so called "superior" Othello. Desdomona abandons herself to the Moor in defiance of her father and embarks on an adventure whose tragic end is perhaps a form of desire.
Paul Stebbings directs OTHELLO, Thomas Johnson composes the score - this is the same team that brought HAMLET and KING LEAR successfully to the stage and toured world wide. This |OTHELLO will be marked by clear story telling, gripping action and visual imagery all complimented by a live score sung and played by the performers. We will seek to be original and bold but at the same time true to Shakespeare's original and reflect the style that might have been used at the Globe in the Bard's own time. The production embarks on a 30 country tour of four continents in May 2010. We hope you can join us for this theatrical feast.
"Immer präsente Schauspieler auf einer offen gehaltenen Bühne verleihen
Spannung und Tempo und lassen Othellos Zusteuern auf den
Eskalationspunkt zum Genuss werden.
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Schwäbische Zeitung
"The actors have great stage presence actors and the sheer excitement
and pace as this production of Othello escalates towards its tragic
climax offer a real pleasure!
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Schwäbische Zeitung
"Bei der ergreifenden Darbietung einer der beliebtesten Tragödien des englischen Dramatikers war es für die Mitwirkenden ein Leichtes, das Publikum zu faszinieren, zu schocken, zu rühren und am Ende zu Jubelstürmen hinzureißen."
Lausitzer Rundschau
"Bereits zum 15. Mal gastierten das "Theatre Britain" und die "American Drama Group Europe" im Rahmen ihrer Schlössertour auf der Burg Hohenzollern. Fast 500 Besucher kamen zu der Aufführung des zeitlosen Dramas."
SÜDWEST Presse
"Einmal im Jahr öffnet der historische Meierhof in Sulzburg-Laufen seine Pforten: Immer im Sommer, wenn das englische TNT Theatre im Rahmen seiner Tournee durch die Schlösser Europas hier gastiert, wird der Hof des alten Anwesens zum Freilicht-Theater."
Badische Zeitung
"Spannung verlieh dem zweistündigen originellen und wagemutigen Stück das unglaubliche Tempo, in dem die Dramatik vorangetrieben wurde"
Augsburger Allgemeine
"An exciting and courageous production, that surges ahead with dizzy
speed and powerful drama.
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Augsburger Allgemeine
"Ein gelungenes Schauspiel das vor allem dadurch überzeugt, dass
Regisseur Paul Stebbings sich an die Vorlage hält. Shakespeare im
Original auf so überzeugende Art und Weise gespielt – was will man mehr.
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Münchner Merkur
"A successful play which is particularly convincing because director
Paul Stebbings stays close to the original. Shakespeare in English in
such a satisfying event – what else can you ask for in theatre?
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Münchener Merkur
"Professionelle Brillianz, perfekte Mimik und Gestik und
ausdrucksstarke Schauspieler – ohne Übertreibung grandios – das war
grosses Theater für das es denn auch begeisterten Applaus gab.
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Allgäuer Zeitung
"Professional brilliance, perfect mime and gesture and expressive
actors – without overstatement it as simply terrific! A great theatre
experience which received enthusiastic applause.
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Allgäuer Zeitung
"The audience were transfixed by this tragedy…..This TNT production is
definitely great theatre.
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Jersey Post
"I never thought Shakespeare could be so entertaining."
CNN
"TNT – the best touring theatre company in the world."
CCTV (China National TV)
"Seeing a great Shakespeare on stage makes all the difference. This touring TNT production is definitely a great."
Jersey Evening Post
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