Stylish ‘Othello’ Marks Cimolino’s Stratford Debut: Stage
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The magisterial Moor bellows with a Caribbean lilt and poor doomed Desdemona chirps like a wounded starling in the Stratford Festival’s stylish, well-spoken rendition of “Othello.”
Directed by Chris Abraham, it’s also glorious to look at, both for the beauty of the actors and Julie Fox’s stunning set, a masterpiece of simplicity that avoids the usual travelogue setting (the play takes place in picturesque Venice and stormy Cyprus).