When it does it’s thanks to Gyllenhaal, and co-stars Kimber Elayne Sprawl (as Emelia, Iago’s wife) and Andrew Burnap (Cassio, Othello’s lieutenant). ADVERTISEMENT The first head-scratcher ...

Iago sets out to poison Othello against his virtuous young wife, Desdemona (Osborne), claiming she is having an affair with the handsome lieutenant Cassio (Burnap). Washington and Gyllenhaal's ...

When you come out of Othello mostly thinking how impressive the actors playing Cassio and Emilia were, something’s askew in the balance. Those secondary roles acquire vitality and depth of ...

Where Washington’s interpretation may lack a tragic dimension, it makes perfectly clear why an old codger like Othello would think his young wife lusts for a hot young lieutenant like Cassio.

Does Iago suspect wife Emilia and Othello has made the beast with two backs? Or maybe Emilia and Cassio got their beast on. Is it a racial thing? The bottled up aggression of a warrior?

Iago sets out to poison Othello against his virtuous young wife, Desdemona (Molly Osborne), claiming she is having an affair with the handsome lieutenant Cassio (Andrew Burnap). The cast is ...

David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: When you come out of Othello mostly thinking how impressive the actors playing Cassio and Emilia were, something’s askew in the balance. Those secondary roles ...

Othello, an army general ... upon hearing the rumor that his wife is having an affair with his lieutenant Cassio (a lively Andrew Burnap), it’s less like a tempest of feeling than another ...

When it does it’s thanks to Gyllenhaal, and co-stars Kimber Elayne Sprawl (as Emelia, Iago’s wife) and Andrew Burnap (Cassio, Othello’s lieutenant). The first head-scratcher: where are we ...