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The Cast of Othello on Afternoon Express | 8 Feb 2016

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Othello director Fred Abrahamse and stars Melissa Haiden, Pope Jerrod and Marcel Meyer join us in the loft.

Maynardville's Open Air Theatre in the Wynberg, Cape Town is one of the country's most popular stages and in the summer months plays home to an annual Shakespeare play. This year, it's Othello, which coincides with Maynardville's 60th anniversary as well as 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death in 1616.

In the loft today, along with Pope Jerrod, we chat to actors Melissa Haiden and Marcel Meyer and director Fred Abrahamse. Of all Shakespeare’s plays, Othello resonates most within a South African context with its themes of racism, jealousy, passion, obsession and betrayal. These themes powerfully combine in a devastating domestic tragedy that is as gripping today as it was when it was written over 400 years ago. The play is a major attraction for schools all over as it is currently being studied as a Grade 12 set work and is also open to the public.

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