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Best Version of Othello to watch for A Level

Hi,
I was just scrolling through youtube trying to find a version of Othello to watch but I'm not too sure which one is the best?
Does anybody know of any good adaptations to watch that are free to watch?
Any help would be really appreciated :smile:
heyy,

so im doing eng lit a level (yr 13) and one of the texts we study is othello :/ and i've seen quite a few adaptations of the play. theres a 2001 modern day american adaptation of the film called "O" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184791/ - this version of the play will leave you traumatised, i dont recomend ittt

the most recent version of othello i watched was the national theatre version, and i saw it streamed in the cinema, idk if its still showing in cineworld cinemas, its this version: https://www.cineworld.co.uk/films/national-theatre-live-othello/ho00008902#/buy-tickets-by-film?for-movie=ho00008902&view-mode=list - it's a good version, i would recommend it.

i also watched a modern day adaptation of othello in the Lyric Theatre (https://lyric.co.uk/shows/othello/) - this version was the best out of all the adaptations ive seen, like yes they did alter the plot slightly to make othello a gang leader instead of a soldier, and the whole thing takes place in a pub setting, but seeing it in a modern day way thats more similar to *my* life helped me to just understand the whole thing a bit more. i think that this production isn't playing in theatres anymore, but i think it'd definately be worth looking for a recorded version of it. also with this version they incorporated music a lot more and had parts of scenes where the performers were like telling the story of that scene through their movements, and atmospheric music was playing in the background, so it was very immersive lol. although you can get online a little book that has the script that the performers used in this production (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Othello-Classic-Plays-Frantic-Assembly/dp/1839041277/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=frantic+assembly+othello&qid=1680101940&sprefix=frantic+assem%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-1), so it'd definately be worth checking this out!
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heyy,

so im doing eng lit a level (yr 13) and one of the texts we study is othello :/ and i've seen quite a few adaptations of the play. theres a 2001 modern day american adaptation of the film called "O" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184791/ - this version of the play will leave you traumatised, i dont recomend ittt

the most recent version of othello i watched was the national theatre version, and i saw it streamed in the cinema, idk if its still showing in cineworld cinemas, its this version: https://www.cineworld.co.uk/films/national-theatre-live-othello/ho00008902#/buy-tickets-by-film?for-movie=ho00008902&view-mode=list - it's a good version, i would recommend it.

i also watched a modern day adaptation of othello in the Lyric Theatre (https://lyric.co.uk/shows/othello/) - this version was the best out of all the adaptations ive seen, like yes they did alter the plot slightly to make othello a gang leader instead of a soldier, and the whole thing takes place in a pub setting, but seeing it in a modern day way thats more similar to *my* life helped me to just understand the whole thing a bit more. i think that this production isn't playing in theatres anymore, but i think it'd definately be worth looking for a recorded version of it. also with this version they incorporated music a lot more and had parts of scenes where the performers were like telling the story of that scene through their movements, and atmospheric music was playing in the background, so it was very immersive lol. although you can get online a little book that has the script that the performers used in this production (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Othello-Classic-Plays-Frantic-Assembly/dp/1839041277/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=frantic+assembly+othello&qid=1680101940&sprefix=frantic+assem%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-1), so it'd definately be worth checking this out!

Hi,
Oh my goodness i'm so sorry i totally forgot to reply to this! Thank you for your recommendations and good luck with you're exams!

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