(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 9/20.)
It's been billed in advance as a classic encounter between two stars of The Wire, Clarke Peters and Dominic West. But what first impresses about this much-touted event is the direction by Daniel Evans.
He has come up with one of those increasingly rare Shakespeare productions: one that, without embracing any outrageous concept, suffuses the text with a wealth of psychological detail.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/sep/21/othello-crucible-sheffield-review