Othello: In Conversation With the Stars

Step inside one of Shakespeare’s most devastating tragedies through the eyes of the cast who lived it night after night. David Harewood, Toby Jones, Caitlin FitzGerald, Vinette Robinson, and Luke Treadaway sit down with Marquee TV to reveal what it truly takes to bring this story to life. Harewood revisits the role he made history with nearly 30 years ago, reflecting on how age has deepened and intensified the emotional toll. Toby Jones shares the unsettling experience of playing Iago, a character so chilling that even friends struggled to look him in the eye after performances. Together, the cast unpack the production’s boldest choices: centering the women’s stories, making their deaths impossible to ignore, and highlighting a rare portrayal of female friendship and solidarity. From the racial tensions at the heart of the play to Shakespeare’s strikingly proto-feminist language, this is a conversation as powerful and provocative as the tragedy itself.