David Harewood has defended the use of Blackface by white actors in productions of William Shakespeare’s Othello. The actor, 58, spoke about his concerns regarding the impact of identity ...

David Harewood as Othello at the National Theatre in 1997, when he was the first Black man to play the role. Former iterations had been men wearing blackface For a man open about how he’s still ...

Historically, Othello would see white actors wear Blackface to portray the titular military leader. However, modern productions have widely cast Black actors in the role. David Harewood (Getty ...

David Harewood is to star as Othello in a new production directed by Tom Morris and also featuring Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald. It is the first of a series of contemporary Shakespeare ...

Actor David Harewood has history with Shakespeare’s tragedy of race and jealousy Othello: as a much younger man, way back in 1997, he became the first Black actor ever to play the doomed Moorish ...

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Those days were a flowering. I was paying attention to literature and ideas. 1997: David Harewood made history playing Othello, with Claire Skinner at the National Theatre. Image: Donald Cooper / ...

Harewood continued: “The name of the game is acting. Yes, we’ve got to be representative, but I do think we have to be careful… That even extends to Othello in Blackface.” Historically ...

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David Harewood has defended the use of Blackface by white actors in productions of William Shakespeare’s Othello. The actor, 58, spoke about his concerns regarding the impact of identity politics on ...