Harewood continued: “The name of the game is acting. Yes, we’ve got to be representative, but I do think we have to be careful… That even extends to Othello in Blackface.” Historically ...

Actor David Harewood has history with Shakespeare’s tragedy of race and jealousy Othello: as a much younger man, way back in 1997, he became the first Black actor ever to play the doomed Moorish ...

David Harewood is to star as Othello in a new production directed by Tom Morris and also featuring Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald. It is the first of a series of contemporary Shakespeare ...

David Harewood as Othello at the National Theatre in 1997, when he was the first Black man to play the role. Former iterations had been men wearing blackface For a man open about how he’s still ...

Historically, Othello would see white actors wear Blackface to portray the titular military leader. However, modern productions have widely cast Black actors in the role. David Harewood (Getty ...

To sign up for priority ticket access, visit OthelloOnStage.com David Harewood, who in 1997 was the first black actor to play Othello at The National Theatre, and makes a return to the role in ...

Spirit Award nominee and British actor David Harewood OBE is perhaps best known for his role ... His theatre credits include being the first black actor to play Othello at the National Theatre in 1997 ...

A new production of Othello will play in the West End later this year. Tom Morris will direct a cast featuring David Harewood in the title role, with Toby Jones as Iago and Caitlin FitzGerald as ...

David Harewood hopes that when visitors "see a picture ... was the first black actor ever to play Othello at London's National Theatre. Now his portrait also sits in one of the country's grandest ...

David Harewood has defended the use of Blackface by white actors in productions of William Shakespeare’s Othello. The actor, 58, spoke about his concerns regarding the impact of identity ...