A warrior on the fields of war, felled by the sharpness of whispered words, Othello is a man swept up in desire, quickly turned to murderous rage when he is betrayed by his military brother-in-arms, the cynically destructive Iago.
 

 
One of William Shakespeare’s most famous and passionate tragedies, Othello will be directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans, in a gripping production that will touch audiences to their core, as envy is a weapon wielded with brazen savagery, and the complex contradictory nature of humanity is tested.

Starring Ray Chong Nee as Othello (Bell Shakespeare’s The Dream and MTC’s I Call My Brothers) and Yalin Ozucelik (Bell Shakespeare’s Henry IV and STC’s Cyrano de Bergerac) as Iago in one of Shakespeare’s most captivating and devastating pairings, this astonishing epic tragedy will rage with jealousy on stages across Australia in Bell Shakespeare’s 2016 National Tour.

Bell Shakespeare Othello Australian Tour
8 & 9 July 2016 – ORANGE CIVIC THEATRE, ORANGE
14 – 23 July 2016 – ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE
26 July 2016 – ALBURY CONVENTION AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, ALBURY
28 July 2016 – HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE, BALLARAT
30 July 2016 – WANGARATTA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WANGARATTA
2 August 2016 – WEST GIPPSLAND ARTS CENTRE, WARRUGAL
4 August 2016 – FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE, FRANKSTON
6 August 2016 – ULUMBARRA THEATRE, BENDIGO
11 August 2016 – ALBANY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ALBANY
13 August 2016 – MANDURAH PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, MANDURAH
17 – 20 August 2016 – STATE THEATRE CENTRE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, PERTH
25 – 27 August 2016 – THEATRE ROYAL, HOBART
2 September 2016 – CASULA POWERHOUSE ARTS CENTRE, CASULA
5 & 6 September 2016 – LAYCOCK STREET THEATRE, GOSFORD
8 & 9 September 2016 – CIVIC THEATRE NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE
13 – 17 September 2016 – ILLAWARRA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WOLLONGONG
20 September 2016 – WAGGA WAGGA CIVIC THEATRE, WAGGA WAGGA
22 September 2016 – BATHURST MEMORIAL ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BATHURST
24 September 2016 – CAPITOL THEATRE, TAMWORTH
28 September 2016 – THE GLASSHOUSE, PORT MACQUARIE
1 October 2016 – THE EVENT CENTRE, CALOUNDRA
4 October 2016 – GLADSTONE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, GLADSTONE
6 October 2016 – RIVERWAY ARTS CENTRE, TOWNSVILLE
8 October 2016 – REDLANDS PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, CLEVELAND
11 October 2016 – THE ARTS CENTRE GOLD COAST, GOLD COAST
14 – 22 October 2016 – CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE, CANBERRA
27 October – 4 December 2016 – SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, SYDNEY
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