Tuesday, July 03, 2007

"Othello" (Bell Shakespeare Company)

Quite good, but I wasn't really sold on the actor playing Othello himself - he had a certain presence but tended towards being overly mannered in his delivery, resulting in some weird diction and a bit of an odd effect overall, and moreover he was near completely overshadowed by the physicality and energy of Iago. And as a result, the play seemed to lack a centre - it didn't feel touched by greatness, even in the minor way that one might expect of most decent Shakespeare productions (though this was, in fact, perfectly decent).

(w/ Cassie and Tamara)