Hamilton star among cast of National Theatre's Othello screening in Chesterfield

The National Theatre’s mesmerising new vision of Shakespeare’s work will be shown on March 12 at Chesterfield’s Winding Wheel Theatre.

Othello tells the story of a bright, headstrong daughter of a senator, elevated by status but stifled by expectations; a refugee of slavery, having risen to the top of a white world, who finds that love across racial lines has a cost. Wed in secret, Desdemona and Othello crave a new life together, but find their future is not theirs to decide.

Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rosy McEwen (The Alienist) and Paul Hilton (The Inheritance) lead the cast in the production at the Lyttelton Theatre on London’s South Bank.

Director Clint Dyer (Death of England: Parts 1, 2 and 3). said: “We designed the production with an eye for film from the very beginning, framed within the Lyttelton stage, and capturing the cinematic experience you already feel in the theatre. Othello is at its heart a love story, and Giles and Rosy give an electric performance together. It felt necessary to me to bring this factor, the love, along with the societal pressure and systemic issues we are still party to today to the fore; so as to highlight what I believe Shakespeare was trying help us look at in ourselves. I hope we’ve made it thrilling, and that you’ll join us to see this powerful story told on the big screen.”

The screening of Othello in Chesterfield on March 12 starts at 7pm. Tickets cost £15.50, available from www.chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk or call 01246 345222.