‘Othello’ Reimagined as a Black Lesbian in Royal Shakespeare Company’s New Production

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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The Royal Shakespeare Company has cast Sharon D. Clarke in the title role of “Othello,” with Monique Touko directing a production that relocates Shakespeare’s tragedy to a climate-threatened future and places a Black lesbian in the seat of military power at its center.

The production opens in the Swan Theatre on Feb. 13, 2027 and runs through April 3.

Clarke, who has won the Olivier Award three times, makes her RSC debut in the role. Touko’s production centers on an unsanctioned marriage that becomes the fault line through which jealousy, suspicion and racial, sexual and class prejudice enter. The production incorporates movement and music.

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