‘Othello’ in Elizabethan style at Art Carnuntum
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- London’s Lord Chamberlain’s Men performed Shakespeare’s “Othello” at the open-air Art Carnuntum venue.
- The production follows the outdoor performance tradition associated with the Elizabethan company after which the troupe is named.
- The company has been touring Europe since May and plans to begin a U.S. tour at the end of September.
Every movement lands precisely, including every slap, in the Lord Chamberlain’s Men’s production of “Othello” at Art Carnuntum. Mostyn Crawford plays Othello, with Thomas Delacourt as Iago.
The London company has been touring Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy across Europe since May, from the Shakespeare Festival in Craiova, Romania, to the Saarn Monastery in Mülheim an der Ruhr, where it is scheduled to perform from Friday. Before beginning a U.S. tour at the end of September, the troupe appeared beneath the open sky at Art Carnuntum.
Outdoor performance is a defining feature of the company, which takes its name from Shakespeare’s Elizabethan troupe and continues its theatrical practice. Shakespeare wrote for that company for most of his career and also performed in its productions.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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