Giles Thomas

“The image of the towering, vengeful, fooled Moor standing over his broken lover will be etched on my retinas for years.”

“ Director Richard Twyman makes a confident theatrical choice by depicting Othello as a Muslim who converts to Christianity (the opening scene has Othello and Desdemona – with head covered – recite their marriage vows in Arabic), but he doesn’t seek to labour the point. His light but thoughtful touch gives the rich text the freedom it deserves. The production was staged in the round and all design elements were brilliantly integrate”