Othello William Shakespeare RTÉ Rep


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Othello by William Shakespeare Performed by The RTÉ Rep   Harry Andrews as Othello, the Moor. Brabantio, father to Desdemona ..... Seamus Ford Iago, a villain, .... Jim Reid Desdemona, wife to Othello. ... Colette Proctor Cassio, an honourable lieutenant ..... Seamus Newham Emilia, wife to Iago ... Kate Minogue Bianca, a courtesan ... Barbara McCaughey Roderigo, a gulled gentleman ..... Peter Dix Duke of Venice ..... Brendan Cauldwell A Senator ... Ivan Hanley Montano, Governor of Cyprus..... Daniel Reardon Lodovico, a noble Venetian, kinsman to Brabantio .... Conor Farrington Gratiano, a noble Venetian, kinsman to Brabantio ..... Aidan Grennell The music was arranged and played by David Carmody. Sound Effects were created by Paul Bradley and Peter O’Connor Sound Supervision was by Anton Timoney Othello by William Shakespeare, The 1985 RTÉ Rep Production was directed and produced by Laurence Foster RTÉ Radio 1   Drama on One First broadcast on 24 September 1985. 02:21:59 In Othello, William Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. Yet most readers and audiences believe the couple’s strong love would overcome these differences were it not for Iago, who sets out to destroy Othello.   Iago’s false insinuations about Desdemona’s infidelity draw Othello into his schemes, and Desdemona is subjected to Othello’s horrifying verbal and physical assaults. Shakespeare folger

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