Atandwa Kani as Othello and Albert Pretorius as Iago. PICTURE: Fiona MacPherson
Booking is open for Lara Foot’s Othello, which makes its South African premiere at the Baxter theatre from Saturday April 6 to Saturday May 4.
The production, adapted from Shakespeare and directed by Foot, made its debut at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus in Germany last year and earned her the Gustaf Theatre Award 2023 for Outstanding Artistic Achievement for the Direction of Othello.
In this South African production, performed in English, isiXhosa and Afrikaans, Foot focuses on Othello's inner life, wanting to add an African perspective, and relocates it to the time of German colonialism, during the Herero uprising in German South West Africa, to present-day Namibia.
Performances are at 7.30pm, Mondays to Fridays, with Saturday matinees at 2pm and weekday schools’ performances at 11am. Book through Webtickets or at Pick n Pay stores.
For discounted school’s block bookings, students and group booking, contact Carmen Kearns on carmen.kearns@uct.ac.za or 021 680 3993.