RSC casts Sharon D Clarke as black lesbian Othello in reimagining of play

The Guardian World Wednesday 01 July 2026, 08:00 UTC By Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent 1 min read

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Three-time Olivier winner to play general viewed through ‘urgent new lens’ of misogynoir in futuristic productionThe Royal Shakespeare Company has cast Sharon D Clarke as a black lesbian Othello in a futuristic reimagining of the play which is being billed as projecting the 400-year-old story through “an urgent new lens”. Clarke, who is a three-time Olivier winner and has starred in West End and Broadway productions, brought the project to the RSC with the twist that Othello would be...

Three-time Olivier winner to play general viewed through ‘urgent new lens’ of misogynoir in futuristic production

The Royal Shakespeare Company has cast Sharon D Clarke as a black lesbian Othello in a futuristic reimagining of the play which is being billed as projecting the 400-year-old story through “an urgent new lens”.

Clarke, who is a three-time Olivier winner and has starred in West End and Broadway productions, brought the project to the RSC with the twist that Othello would be depicted as a black lesbian general married to a younger Desdemona.

RSC (ORG) Sharon D Clarke (PERSON) Olivier (PERSON) Clarke (ORG) West End (LOCATION) Broadway (LOCATION) Desdemona (PERSON)

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