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Othello
SHOW DETAILS:
Thursday 11 – Sunday 28 September 2025
preview: Thursday 11 September
opening night: Friday 12 September
forum night w post show Q&A: Saturday 13 September
industry night: Tuesday 16 September
duration: 105 minutes no interval
times:
Tuesday to Saturday 7:30pm
Sunday 5pm
ticket price: $35 – $49
bookings: 03 9662 9966
warnings: haze, loud dynamic sound, flashing lights, prop weapons, physical violence, violence against women, death.
A riveting new adaptation of Othello, directed by the acclaimed Tanya Gerstle. In her bold and immersive style, Shakespeare’s tragedy is distilled to its raw essence by Gerstle, with a powerful five-actor ensemble delivering an intense, deeply human exploration of jealousy, power, and betrayal. A gripping, unflinching take on one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.
When the esteemed general Othello elopes with Desdemona, defying societal expectations, his most trusted officer, Iago, begins a ruthless campaign of manipulation and deceit. As Iago’s poisonous whispers sow doubt and suspicion, Othello is drawn into a spiral of paranoia that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.
Love twists into obsession, friendship into treachery, and trust into a deadly weapon in this gripping psychological thriller.
Photo by Elena Ruefenacht
CAST
Othello: Christopher Kirby
Iago: Dushan Philips
Emilia/Bianca: Lucy Ansell
Cassio/Lodovico: Matthew Furlani
Desdemona: Tanya Schneider
CREATIVES
Director: Tanya Gerstle
Artistic Director: Jennifer Sarah Dean
Producer & Production Manager: Seamus Allan
Set Designer: Callum Dale
Associate Set Designer: Josh McNeill
Costume Designer: Samantha Hastings
Lighting Designer: Sidney Younger
Lighting Associate: Viv Hargreaves
Sound Designer & Composer: Jack Burmeister
Stage Manager: Jade Hibbert
Assistant Stage Manager: Siena Bonnici
Voice Consultant: Geraldine Cook
Marketing Coordinator: Bridget Sweeney
Photographer: Nick Robertson
Graphic Designer: Louis Green
Ticket Prices:
Preview: $35
Full: $49
Concession: $39
Group 6+: $39
Concessions:
Pensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members
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