Speak Of Me As I Am
Speak Of Me As I Am
Pre-show talk
Stage 3, 5.30-6.30pm (Othello begins at 7.30pm)
FREE
Paul Robeson was the first black actor of the 20th Century to play Shakespeare's Othello. He used the show to combat racism but when on tour he was under constant surveillance as authorities tried relentlessly to silence him.
On Friday 20th February Tony Howard, specialist lecturer in Shakespeare and Performance, will host a pre-show discussion exploring Robeson's extraordinary career. He will draw on MI5 and Special Branch secret files relating to Robeson's activities, as well as comments from local left-wing contacts in Newcastle and Gateshead in 1949. He will also present rare recordings of Robeson's performance as Othello.
An exhibition of Robeson's career and legacy will also run alongside the production of Othello.
To book your place at the pre-show discussion ring the Box Office on 0191 230 5151.
Pre-show talk
Stage 3, 5.30-6.30pm (Othello begins at 7.30pm)
FREE
Paul Robeson was the first black actor of the 20th Century to play Shakespeare's Othello. He used the show to combat racism but when on tour he was under constant surveillance as authorities tried relentlessly to silence him.
On Friday 20th February Tony Howard, specialist lecturer in Shakespeare and Performance, will host a pre-show discussion exploring Robeson's extraordinary career. He will draw on MI5 and Special Branch secret files relating to Robeson's activities, as well as comments from local left-wing contacts in Newcastle and Gateshead in 1949. He will also present rare recordings of Robeson's performance as Othello.
An exhibition of Robeson's career and legacy will also run alongside the production of Othello.
To book your place at the pre-show discussion ring the Box Office on 0191 230 5151.
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