Othello - Óþelló, National Theatre of Iceland
/Othello - Óþelló
Presented in Icelandic
Premiere: 22nd of December 2016, Closing date: 17th of March 2017
(Guest performance in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 19th of June 2017)
The National Theatre of Iceland, Main Stage, Reykjavík, Iceland
National Theatre of Iceland
Play by William Shakespeare, adapted by Gísli Örn Gardarsson
Director: Gísli Örn Gardarsson
Set design: Börkur Jónsson
Costume design: Sunneva Ása Weisshappel
Lighting design: Halldór Örn Óskarsson
Music: Björn Kristjánsson (Borko)
Soundscape: Björn Kristjánsson (Borko) and Kristján Sigmundur Einarsson
Translation: Hallgrímur Helgason
Cast:
Ingvar E. Sigurdsson: Óthelló
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir: Jagó
Aldís Amah Hamilton: Desdemóna
Arnmundur Ernst Backman: Kassíó
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson: Brabantíó
Gudjón Davíd Karlsson: Rádríkur
Ólafur Egill Egilsson: Emil
Katrín Halldóra Sigurdardóttir: Laborer
Jóhannes Níels Sigurdsson: Laborer
Struggles of nationality, ambition and gender-inequality set the tone for a different take on Othello. In a landscape of Plastic and Isolation, Othello marries the daughter of an Icelandic entrepreneur. Iago, an ambitious woman, feels betrayed when Othello selects a young man as his next in command. Co-produced by Vesturport.
For More Information:
http://www.leikhusid.is/Syningar/i-syningu/syning/2350/othello
http://www.leikhusid.is/english
Funding and Sponsorship:
The National Theatre of Iceland is funded by the Icelandic Government's Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
Photography by Eddi. The National Theatre of Iceland
