Othello was a lesbian, right?
mainTheater Hof in Bavaria is streaming Shakespeare’s Othello next weekend here. It says:
The Hofer “Othello” version rethinks the classic subject of belonging and exclusion: In Reinhardt Friese’s brand new interpretation approach, Othello as a lesbian woman is a tolerated foreign body in the men’s world of the Venetian Navy.
Antje Hochholdinger as Othello, Alrun Herbing as Desdemona (photographer: Harald Dietz)
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