We’ve announced our new partnership with Digital Theatre on ‘Othello’
by English Touring Theatre
We’ve announced our partnership with Digital Theatre on a film of Othello for Digital Theatre Plus, the company’s award winning educational platform. In addition to this, a nationwide programme of engagement work — The Othello Project — running alongside the UK tour of Othello.
Othello, a co-production with Oxford Playhouse and Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, has been seen by over 40,000 audience members across 14 cities during its 2017 and 2018 tours.
In partnership with Digital Theatre we will present a filmed version of Othello which will be published on Digital Theatre Plus. The production, directed by our Artistic Director Richard Twyman, was filmed live at Warwick Arts Centre during its critically-acclaimed UK tour this autumn and will be published for an audience of over 3 million students to watch on Wednesday 23rd January 2019.
During the UK tour ETT presented The Othello Project — a series of talks, workshops and artistic responses, curated with host venues and local artists — giving a platform to some of the most exciting Muslim artists and writers working in the UK today. The project aimed to shine a light on the contemporary themes of the play itself. The Othello Project is supported by Amal — a programme of the Saïd Foundation.
Earlier this week we announced the full programme of work, which includes The Othello Project Podcast, returning for a second series to discuss the play’s place in contemporary Britain.
The Podcast, which is Executive Produced by Abdul-Rehman Malik and Produced by Thomas Glasser, features conversations led by Aina Khan and Remona Aly with guests including Majid Majid the Lord Mayor of Sheffield; a response piece by Papatango Prize Winner, Iman Qureshi that has been developed with audiences across the tour; and a response by spoken word artist, Tanya Muneera Williams.
The first episode of The Othello Project Podcast will be available to download from Monday 3rd December 2019.
To find out more, visit: www.ett.org.uk/whats-on/othello/additional-events
