Othello<\/strong><\/em>, being staged as part of the annual and widely anticipated Stafford Festival Shakespeare<\/strong><\/em>, marks a bold move for the creative team behind previous successes at the castle.\u00a0 This time bringing one of Shakespeare’s darker and grittier pieces to Staffordshire audiences.<\/p>\n However, this isn’t all doom and gloom – this powerful tragedy is given a modern and accesible feel by the new creative team assembled by local Staffordshire producer Derrick Gask<\/strong><\/em>, directed by Clare Prenton<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, and acccented by the the emerging rock and roll sounds of the mid fifties, played live throughout the show.<\/p>\n The powerful story of jealousy, revenge, paranoia and personal destruction, focusses on military man Othello.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In love and newlywed, the respected army general becomes the target of jealous comrade Lago, hellbent on cruely twisting his mind against everything he loves and ultimately himself.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n This website is a big fan of supporting great Staffordshire theatre, which isn’t reliant on star names.\u00a0 Here a brilliant cast of incredible actors and musicans has been assembled, including Oliver Wilson<\/a>, Niall Costigan<\/a>, Madeleine Leslay<\/a>, James Lawrence<\/a>, Molly Gromadzki, Hester Arden, Howard Chadwick, TJ Holmes, Nathan Turner, George Johnston, Katy Sobey, Jamie Noar, Thomas Wolstenholme and Reece Richardson.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Yes, yes, yes.\u00a0 Although certainly a change from the lighter comedies that are normally programmed for the Festival Shakespeare event at Stafford Castle, this tragedy is a MUST SEE, and staged in such an imaginative way with such strong performances, you really shouldn’t miss it.<\/p>\n Othello<\/strong><\/em> plays at\u00a0 Stafford Castle <\/strong><\/em>from\u00a023rd June – Saturday 9th July 2016.<\/p>\n \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 #StaffordShakespeare Othello at #StaffordCastle is a must see this summer @Staff_Gatehouse http:\/\/www.staffordshiretheatre.com\/bold-passionate-and-imaginative-othello-at-stafford-castle-festival-shakespeare\/ #Stafford <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1458774858440{background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1458950926278{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”DATES, TIMES and BOOKING” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1458775149096{padding-top: 10px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1458775554849{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1467454010374{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n Thursday 23rd June – Saturday 9th July 2016, 8pm Range from <\/strong>\u00a316.50 – \u00a325 Plus, a 50p per ticket booking fee, This is capped at 8 tickets for groups. Stafford Festival Shakespeare performs in the open air with reserved seating in a covered grandstand.<\/p>\n The venue is accessible to the disabled and wheelchair users. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n![\"Othello-Stafford-Castle-Festival-Shakespeare-Staffordshire-Theatre-Performances1\"](\"http:\/\/www.staffordshiretheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Othello-Stafford-Castle-Festival-Shakespeare-Staffordshire-Theatre-Performances1.jpg\")
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\nMatinee on 2nd July, and 9th July, 2pm<\/p>\nTickets<\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>Group Rates<\/strong> 20+ save \u00a31.50 per ticket
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