Ewan McGregor in Donmar's Othello
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
JOINING Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ewan McGregor and Kelly Reilly in the Donmar Warehouse production of Othello will be Edward Bennett (Roderigo), Michelle Fairley (Emilia), Michael Hadley (Duke of Venice/Ludovico), Tom Hiddleston (Cassio), Michael Jenn (Montano), Martina Laird (Bianca) and James Laurenson (Brabantio/Gratiano).
Othello is designed by Christopher Oram, with lighting by Paule Constable and music and sound by Adam Cork.
Previously Posted: The final production in Michael Grandage’s fifth season as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse will be Othello, which runs from December 4, 2007 (previews from November 29) to February 23, 2008.
It will star Chiwetel Ejiofor (as Othello), Ewan McGregor (as Iago) and Kelly Reilly (as Desdemona), three actors who have already been directed by Grandage in Donmar hits – Ejiofor in 2002 in The Vortex, Reilly a year later in After Miss Julie and McGregor in 2005 in Guys and Dolls.
Ejiofor’s other theatre credits include Blue/Orange, Romeo and Juliet and Sparkle Shark (National Theatre) and, most recently, The Seagull (Royal Court). His film credits include Children of Men, Kinky Boots, Love Actually, Amistad and Dirty Pretty Things.
Reilly’s credits include Piano/Forte, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Blasted, Look Back in Anger, A Prayer for Owen Meaney, The Graduate and The London Cuckolds(stage); and Pride and Prejudice, The Libertine, Last Orders and Mrs Henderson Presents (film)
McGregor has starred in numerous films, including Miss Potter, Moulin Rouge, The Island, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Black Hawk Down, Shallow Grave and Trainspotting. His last stage play, in 1999, was Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs.
Commenting on his cast and his tenure at the Donmar, Grandage said: “This production of Othello is an exciting culmination of my first five years of work as artistic director. It also launches us into the next stage of our development. Over the next few years, we aim to keep producing work of the highest quality and to continue to present a challenging repertoire of plays.
We will also seek to produce more work in the West End and on tour, alongside the body of work we present in our Covent Garden home, in our constant desire to reach an increasingly diverse audience. I believe the Donmar continues to be an important part of the national and international theatre scene and I look forward to developing this further in the years ahead.”
Parade is currently playing at the Donmar Warehouse.
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