OTHELLO, directed by Sinéad Rushe, will be released online for streaming

Following its successful run at Riverside Studios last autumn, Sinéad Rushe's polyphonic production of Othello will be available to stream exclusively on Original Online in September. The digital premiere for Original Online members will be on Friday 6 September at 5pm, with the general release from Friday 27 September at 5pm.

In this innovative new production of Othello, directed by Sinéad Rushe, Iago is played by an ensemble of three actors and the music is by Michael C. Fox. Rushe directs Martins Imhangbe (Othello), Michael C. Fox, Orlando James and Jeremy Neumark Jones (together as Iago), Rose Riley (Desdemona), Rachel Leah-Hosker (Emilia/Roderigo) and Ryan O'Doherty (Cassio/Brabantio).

Trish Wadley Productions also today announced the Hamlet project, currently in development, with preliminary performances at RADA Studios on 22 and 23 August. For this companion piece, director Sinéad Rushe will renew her collaboration with many of the cast of Othello, with the aim of bringing the two plays into repertory in the future.

In this production, the role of Hamlet is played simultaneously by three actors: Michael C. Fox, Orlando James and Jeremy Neumark Jones. Joining the cast are Nina Bowers, Martins Imhangbe, Gareth Kennerley and Rose Riley.

The Hamlet project is supported with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

From the producer of the recently acclaimed, sold-out production of The Shape of Things at the Park Theatre, this innovative new production of Othello features Iago played by an ensemble of three actors, with live music by Michael C. Fox.

Othello is at the peak of his success: in life, in war and in love. Until he realizes that he has been completely betrayed by the person he trusted most: the “honest” Iago.

Michael C. Fox plays Iago. Fox is perhaps best known on television and in the cinema as Andy, the footman in Downton Abbey. He also composes music and formed the folk duo Michael and Michelle with his Downton Abbey co-star Michelle Dockery, whose first EP was released last year on Decca Records. His theatre credits include Clybourne Park (Park Theatre), Kerry Jackson (National Theatre), All in a Row, A Lie of the Mind (Southwark Playhouse) and An Enemy of the People (Chichester Theatre). His other television credits include Endeavour, The Ark, Bombing Auschwitz, New Worlds, Littlebigmouth and Mrs Bradley Mysteries, and for the film Dunkirk, The World Will Tremble, Good People and Bonver.

Martins Imhangbe plays Othello. He is best known for his portrayal of boxer Will Mondrich in the hit Netflix series Bridgerton and won the 2019 Ian Charleson Award for his role in The Tragedy of King Richard II. His other theatre roles include Between Riverside and Crazy (Hampstead Theatre), Othello (ETT), Death of a Salesman (Young Vic), The Tragedy of King Richard II (Almeida Theatre), Absolute Hell (National Theatre), The Royale, An Adventure (Bush Theatre), Luce (Southwark Playhouse), The Skriker (Royal Exchange Theatre), Lionboy (Complicité) and Romeo and Juliet (Orange Tree Theatre). His other television roles include Foresight. His film roles include The Last British Execution and Digging.

Orlando James plays Iago. His theatre credits include Woman in Mind (Chichester Festival Theatre), Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against A Brick Wall (Orange Three Theatre), The Winter's Tale, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Macbeth (Cheek by Jowl), Shakespeare in Love (West End), Another Country (Theatre Royal Bath and Chichester Theatre), The Madness of George III (Theatre Royal Bath and UK tour), Curious (Riverside Studios) and Country Feedback (The Old Vic). His television credits include Chloe, Six Wives and Doctor Who; and for film, The Yellow Tie, Wonder Woman II and The Laureate.

Rachel Leah-Hosker plays Emilia/Roderigo. Her theatre credits include Shut Up, I'm Dreaming (National Theatre and The Pappy Show), Jews. In Their Own Words (Royal Court Theatre), The Winston Machine (New Diorama Theatre and North Wall), Girls (Vault Festival), The Butterfly Lion (Chichester Festival Theatre), Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales (Unicorn Theatre), Left My Desk (HOME), Skate Hard, Turn Left (Out of Inc and Birmingham Old Rep) and Alan, We Think You Should Get a Dog (Theatre503). Her television credits include Protection and Platinum Jubilee Celebration: A Gallop Through History.

Jeremy Neumark Jones plays Iago. His theatre credits include Macbeth, Private Peaceful and The Real Inspector Hound (National Youth Theatre) and Much Ado About Nothing (Thelma Holt). His television credits include The Feed, The Last Post, Siblings, One of Us, Grantchester and Jekyll and Hyde; and for the films Forgiveness, Tiebreaker, Denial and Leavey.

Ryan O'Doherty as Cassio/Brabantio. O'Doherty is a recent graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. His TV credits include Marvel's Loki and the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black.

Rose Riley plays Desdemona. Her theatre credits include Macbeth (London, Washington DC and UK tour), Hamnet (RSC), Grafting (Rose Theatre Kingston), The Curious World of Christopher Boone (National Theatre), Loaded (Birmingham Old Rep), South of Home (Theatre503), RE:HOME (The Yard Theatre), One Minute (Delirium/The Vaults) and Tiger Country (Hampstead Theatre). Her television credits include Call The Midwife and Life After Life, and the films 90 Minutes, Big Brother and Home.

Sinéad Rushe is an Olivier Award-nominated theatre director and acting teacher. Her theatre credits include AntigoneNOW (UC Davis, USA), Loaded (Old Rep Birmingham), Concert (Barbican Theatre, New York and international tour), Night Just Before the Forests (Macau Arts Festival China), Diary of a Madman (Sherman Cymru and international tour) and Out of Time (Barbican Theatre, New York and international tour – Olivier Award-nominated). She is Artistic Director of Creative Actor Training and Lead Acting Teacher at RADA. She is the author of Michael Chekhov's Acting Technique: A Practitioner's Guide and co-translator into French of four of Howard Barker's plays.

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