“CBC’s adaptation of Othello, The Tragedy of the Moor, is handsome, intelligent and — inevitably — limited. Some of the limitations are literal; a lot of the Shakespearean text is gone, including nearly all the long speeches,” writes Robert Cushman of “The National Post.” As Cushman explains, the cuts effectively change the nature of the [...]
“Zaib Shaikh, who plays the affable and occasionally rattled imam on “Little Mosque on the Prairie,” was itching to do something darker during a break from shooting the popular CBC comedy late last year. He found himself pondering a television adaptation of “Othello: The Tragedy of the Moor” with his “Little Mosque” co-star, Carlo Rota, [...]
Actor Joseph Fiennes is probably best know for playing the role of William Shakespeare in the 1998 movie “Shakespeare in Love.” This summer Fiennes will star in a new movie “The Escapist.” He plays Lenny Drake, an escaped convict with a nasty temper. Kevin Maher of “The Times” interviewed the actor about his new work [...]
Television audiences in Canada will have the opportunity to see a two-hour adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Othello” later this month. The adaptation, titled “Othello, The Tragedy of the Moor,” is a reworking of Shakespeare’s original which focuses closely on the characters of Othello, Desdemona, Cassio and Iago. The official website for the show says the [...]
Keira Knightley is set to play Cordelia in a new film adaptation of Shakespeare’s “King Lear.”
Anita Singh of “The Telegraph” reports that Sir Anthony Hopkins will play King Lear while Gwyneth Paltrow will portray Regan. The role of Goneril has yet to be cast.
According to the article, “The $35 million film was announced at the [...]
In an interview with PBS talk show host Charlie Rose, actor Patrick Stewart says he used to make regular trips to Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon and sit near Shakespeare’s grave asking the Bard for help on stage. Stewart also says in the interview that although gaining fame as a leading actor was only a [...]
