Performing Protest in Cross-Cultural Spaces: Paul Robeson and Othello

When the famous African-American actor and singer Paul Robeson played the lead in Shakespeare’s Othello in London in 1930, tickets were in high demand during the production’s first week. The critical response, however, was less positive, although the reviews unanimously praised his bass-baritone del...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robert Sawyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2017-06-01
Series:Multicultural Shakespeare
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/szekspir/article/view/2276