Review: Othello (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

Review: Othello (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ David Harewood delivers a powerful performance leading a compelling cast in this urgent and gripping rendition of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy.

2025 has brought several remarkable Shakespeare plays to London stages, including Much Ado About Nothing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Bridge Theatre, both among the finest adaptations I have experienced. As the year winds down, audiences can still catch Tom Morris’ highly anticipated Othello, a play absent from the West End for some time.

This production boldly confronts themes of power, rage, desire, manipulation, jealousy, and toxic masculinity, animating Shakespeare’s story with raw intensity. The show proclaims itself as a vivid, unprecedented onstage eruption of these emotions.

Having never seen any previous Othello production, I approached this one with fresh eyes, without comparisons. The performance fully met my hopes for innovative and engaging Shakespearean theatre that makes the text accessible to all audiences.

This production "explodes on stage, raging to life like never before."

It checked every box and held my attention from beginning to end, successfully renewing the classic for contemporary viewers.

Author’s summary: David Harewood’s commanding lead and Tom Morris’ bold direction make this Othello a thrilling, intense experience that revitalizes a Shakespearean masterpiece for today’s stage.

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