08 Mar NEWS: Othello Transfers to the Waterloo East Theatre

After an acclaimed 4-week-run at the Rose Playhouse, Bankside, Time Zone Theatre have announced that they will be presenting their contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello for a strictly limited run at Waterloo East Theatre.

Director Pamela Schermann transfers the action to the cityscape of modern London. In the cutthroat financial world, we dive into an abyss of power and intrigue, riddled with suspicion and jealousy. Beneath the surface of this civilised and polite environment we encounter brutality and callousness.

The stylish, fast-paced re-imagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy is set in the meeting room of the company’s office. Everyone is under constant surveillance, private and business lives entwine, workers are caught in a bubble without privacy or time off outside the Corporation. There’s always someone watching you, analysing your every move and waiting for an opportunity to stab you in your back.

We were impressed with Schermann’s work when we reviewed the show back in February, calling it “as ambitious as it is inventive” – you can read the review in full here.

Dates: 10 – 21 March 2015
Venue: Waterloo East Theatre
For tickets and information: waterlooeast.co.uk/othello