Laurence Olivier as Othello Below, Harewood talks about the absurdity of white actors having to play Othello, and why Olivier’s portrayal in particular was “ridiculous.” ...

David Harewood analyzes the great villan Iago and how he manipulates Othello.

David Harewood has defended the use of Blackface by white actors in productions of William Shakespeare’s Othello. The actor, 58, spoke about his concerns regarding the impact of identity ...

What most of us may not realize, declares David Harewood, is how much we have in common with Shakespeare’s Othello. He talks about that common ground, and a lot of other fascinating lore from ...

Shakespeare's OTHELLO will come to life in a new production starring David Harewood OBE as Othello, Toby Jones OBE as Iago and Caitlin FitzGerald as Desdemona.

David Harewood has released a statement after comments he made about Blackface went viral. The English Homeland actor, 58, spoke about his concerns regarding identity politics and acting in a new ...

David Harewood analyzes the great villan Iago and how he manipulates Othello. David Harewood was the first black actor to play Othello at London’s National Theatre, triumphantly taking on the ...

In the fourth installment of Shakespeare Uncovered - Series 2, David Harewood asks a very difficult question. Could you kill a person you love? Shakespeare made his audience confront that question ...

David Harewood has defended the use of Blackface by white actors in productions of William Shakespeare’s Othello. The actor, 58, spoke about his concerns regarding the impact of identity politics on ...

David Harewood has defended the use of Blackface by white actors in productions of William Shakespeare’s Othello. The actor, 58, spoke about his concerns regarding the impact of identity politics on ...