Othello

Press night

10.10.1961

Venue

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Cast

Role and name

• Emilia

  Ashcroft, Peggy

• Unnamed parts

  Bailey, Paul

• Iago

  Bannen, Ian

• Unnamed parts

  Barr, Richard

• Messenger

  Battersby, Julian

• Officer

  Blackham, Michael

• Duke of Venice

  Blakely, Colin

• Brabantio

  Blick, Newton

• Officer 1

  Breaks, Sebastian,

• Montano

  Buck, David,

• Bianca

  Byrne, Patsy

• Lodovico

  Church, Tony

• Unnamed parts

  Flynn, Eric,

• Othello

  Gielgud, John

• Roderigo

  Hardwick, Paul

• Herald

  Hunter, Russell,

• Officer 3

  Jerome, Roger,

• Duke's Page

  Lewis, Michael,

• Officer 2

  McKenzie, Bruce,

• Officer 4

  Morgan, Gareth,

• Cassio

  Murray, Brian,

• Unnamed parts

  Murray, Michael,

• Gratiano

  Rose, Clifford,

• Unnamed parts

  Scott-Dodd, Ronald,

• Lodovico's Page

  Stephens, Michael,

• Desdemona

  Tutin, Dorothy

• Sailor

  Wale, Terry,

• Unnamed parts

  Wallis, William,

• Unnamed parts

  Warchus, Michael,

• Senate Officer

  Wright, Brian,

Creative

Role and name

• Fight Arranger

  Barton, John

• Choreographer

  Grant, Pauline,

• Costume Designer

  Hall, Peter John

• Music by

  Priestman, Brian,

• Light Designer

  Wyckham, John,

• Director

  Zeffirelli, Franco

• Set Designer

  Zeffirelli, Franco

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William