RSC casts Sharon D Clarke as black lesbian Othello in reimagining of play

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:00:29 GMT

Three-time Olivier winner to play general viewed through ‘urgent new lens’ of misogynoir in futuristic productionThe Royal Shakespeare Company has cast Sharon D Clarke as a black lesbian Othello in a futuristic reimagining of the play which is being billed as projecting the 400-year-old story through “an urgent new lens”.Clarke, who is a three-time Olivier winner and has starred in West End and Broadway productions, brought the project to the RSC with the twist that Othello would be depicted as a black lesbian general married to a younger Desdemona. Continue reading...

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