Jonathan Miller - Othello (1981)

One of the more controversial productions in the BBC Television Shakespeare cycle, Othello has the dubious distinction of being the last British television production of the play with a white actor in the title role. This was not what was originally intended, but the initial casting choice, American actor James Earl Jones, proved impossible to cast following complaints by the British actors' union Equity. This arguably would have ensured a hostile reception on its US television airing regardless of who eventually played the part.

Of all Shakespeare's great tragedies, Othello is conceived on the smallest scale, and Jonathan Miller's approach to both staging and design stresses its domesticity. It almost entirely takes place in interiors: there's only the most fleeting visual impression of Venice, while the sunnier environs of Cyprus are conveyed through lighting alone. As with most of Miller's productions, the visual inspiration came from sixteenth-century Mediterranean painters, in this case Tintoretto, El Greco and Velasquez. At 205 minutes, this is one of the longest BBC Shakespeare productions, and the text is duly presented almost complete, with only minor trims to material rendered redundant by small-screen restaging.






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