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Othello and The Tempest – Spring Season at the Station
Othello: Beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster.
Othello, a celebrated Moorish general in the Venetian army, secretly marries the beautiful and virtuous Desdemona. This infuriates his disgruntled Ensign, Iago, who has been passed over for promotion. Consumed by destructive jealousy and a desire for revenge, the villainous Iago manipulates Othello with subtle, venomous lies, suggesting that Desdemona is having an affair with the promoted Lieutenant Cassio. Iago’s carefully constructed web of deceit, based on circumstantial evidence like a lost handkerchief, drives Othello into a spiral of agonising suspicion and madness. The tragedy culminates in Othello’s violent murder of his innocent wife and his subsequent realisation of Iago’s terrible treachery.
The Tempest: We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, was betrayed by his brother Antonio and cast adrift to a remote, magical island with his young daughter, Miranda. Using his powerful books of magic, Prospero has ruled the island for twelve years, commanding the spirit Ariel and the savage native Caliban. When a ship carrying his treacherous brother and other nobles sails near the island, Prospero conjures a fierce storm—a ‘tempest’—to shipwreck them.
Othello, a celebrated Moorish general in the Venetian army, secretly marries the beautiful and virtuous Desdemona. This infuriates his disgruntled Ensign, Iago, who has been passed over for promotion. Consumed by destructive jealousy and a desire for revenge, the villainous Iago manipulates Othello with subtle, venomous lies, suggesting that Desdemona is having an affair with the promoted Lieutenant Cassio. Iago’s carefully constructed web of deceit, based on circumstantial evidence like a lost handkerchief, drives Othello into a spiral of agonising suspicion and madness. The tragedy culminates in Othello’s violent murder of his innocent wife and his subsequent realisation of Iago’s terrible treachery.
The Tempest: We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, was betrayed by his brother Antonio and cast adrift to a remote, magical island with his young daughter, Miranda. Using his powerful books of magic, Prospero has ruled the island for twelve years, commanding the spirit Ariel and the savage native Caliban. When a ship carrying his treacherous brother and other nobles sails near the island, Prospero conjures a fierce storm—a ‘tempest’—to shipwreck them.
Thu 19 Feb to Saturday 21 February
Join us for an enticing Shakespeare double-bill. Our BA Professional Acting second year students will be staging abridged adaptations of each play in a back-to-back double-bill.
This double bill is Directed and Adapted by Nikhil Vyas, Production Design by Fiona McKeon and Festival Stage design by Mima Jupp.
Othello: Beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster.
Othello, a celebrated Moorish general in the Venetian army, secretly marries the beautiful and virtuous Desdemona, Bristol BS1 2AG
Thu 19 Feb 20267:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Fri 20 Feb 2026
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Sat 21 Feb 2026
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
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