The National Theatre presents a major new production of William Shakespeares celebrated play about the destructive power of jealousy.
Olivier Award-winning actor Adrian Lester (Henry V at the National Theatre, BBCs Hustle) takes the title role.
Playing opposite him as the duplicitous Iago is fellow Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear (The Last of the Haussmans, Skyfall), who is reunited with director Nicholas Hytner (Timon of Athens, One Man,Two Guvnors) following their acclaimed collaboration on the National Theatres recent production of Hamlet.
Othello, newly married to Desdemona who is half his age is appointed leader of a major military operation. Iago, passed over for promotion by Othello in favour of the young Cassio, plots to take his revenge by pretending to be friends with Othello in order to manipulate him.
