Reader Reviews
Othello (Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, Outer London)
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 | Only 2 stars as I felt what was on show was rubbish - sort of university drama department effort but, and it's a big but, it does have potential. There was too much of a Andy Nyman's irritating professor Goodman to start with and too few scary bits. However, it did make me think why someone else hasn't tried this idea before, The Woman In Black excepted. With a major rewrite, lots more scary bits, then I would not be surprised if a run in the West End would not be out of the question. Oh, and why the Jewish thing? That should be dropped for starters. But apart from that I wish them all good luck their original piece of theatre. - rds | 08 Apr 10 |
| I'm a big Frantic Assembly fan, but when I heard they were to attempt Othello I thought it a tad over-ambitious. How wrong! This is a thrilling 100 minute ride and it was great to see a young audience spellbound by Shakespeare; if only we'd had productions like this when I was at school. - Gareth James | 22 Nov 08 |
