Can a play written in the seventeenth century protest against contemporary issues? Is it possible to use a Shakespearian tragedy draw attention to political injustice? Apartheid was a system of enforced legal racial segregation in South Africa that was imposed on the country's majority non white in…
Janet Suzman explains how she used a 400 year old play to bring attention to contemporary issues.
Transcript -- Janet Suzman explains how she used a 400 year old play to bring attention to contemporary issues.
The character of Othello represents the ‘other’, the foundation of racial prejudices.
Transcript -- The character of Othello represents the ‘other’, the foundation of racial prejudices.
Janet Suzman decided to go ahead with the controversial physical aspect of Othello and Desdemona’s interracial relationship.
Transcript -- Janet Suzman decided to go ahead with the controversial physical aspect of Othello and Desdemona’s interracial relationship.