How Can You Have A Female Othello?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41930973

[Mamyalynne]

Drama is a wonderful vehicle.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29235529

[EcclesCake]

Fine example of creative arts IMHO.

[jim360]

"There have been no major productions with female Othellos in recent times, but they were not unknown in the 19th Century."

Those pesky Victorians with their Political Correctness.

[jim360]

Also, while we're at it, how can you have a male Juliet?! Which, you know, was how it just was for the first sixty-odd years of Shakespearean performances.

[gness]

Why not?

[jno]

there have been female Hamlets for yonks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Bernhardt

I saw a female Lear last year; she was terrific.

In Shakespeare's time, they had male Juliets. What's the problem?

[albaqwerty]

A good idea, hope it's well received when it appears.

[andy-hughes]

Modern drama is all about challenging typical perceptions - this is just one more example.

I think it will be really good.

[jno]

huh, they'll be having female Peter Pans next.

[jim360]

Better luck next time, TTT.

[bednobs]

It's all about interpretation. I once saw macbeth that had a helicopter in it.

[ToraToraTora]

next you'll be telling me the ugly sisters are geezers!

[sunny-dave]

I saw Tamsin Greig as as Malvolio (actually Malvolia) in Twelfth Night and she was stunning - a whole new dimension to the play.

http://theconversation.com/tamsin-greigs-gender-bending-performance-in-twelfth-night-will-go-down-in-history-74408

[Mamyalynne]

You could always stomp out of the theatre muttering 'What's the World coming to?' or similar - be a good night out.

[gness]

The was the best Twelfth Night I've seen, Dave......and I've seen a few.....she was stunning...x

[gness]

Brilliant....

[EcclesCake]

I'd pay to see that Mamya! ;-)

[woofgang]

feeling a bit sorry for TTT....his squib appear to be damp

[douglas9401]

Little known fact, this is the very controversy that spawned the phrase "hey nonny NO!"

[roopower]

I took my grandson to the theatre, the prince was a girl, the main girls sisters were men! What is the world coming to?