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Frantic Assembly revives Othello for UK tour

Scott Graham’s award-winning production will open in Plymouth and the tour will culminate at the Lyric Hammersmith

Frantic Assembly's award-winning production of Othello will be revived for a UK tour from October 2014 in a co-production with Theatre Royal Plymouth.

Culminating in a four week run at London's Lyric Hammersmith in January 2015, the tour will open at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 4 October 2014.

Announced as Frantic Assembly's production of The Believers runs at the Tricycle Theatre, the tour will take in other cities including Oxford, Leicester, Doncaster, Birmingham and Salford.

The production, which was originally developed at the Lyric Hammersmith, premiered in 2008 and won the TMA Award for Best Direction for Scott Graham, Frantic Assembly's artistic director, and Steven Hoggett.

Scott Graham will re-direct the revival, with design by Laura Hopkins, lighting by Natasha Chivers, sound by Gareth Fry, soundtrack by Hybrid and additional choreography by Scott Graham and Eddie Kay.