Cast and Creatives Othello Close Othello Sharon D Clarke This is Sharon's RSC debut Theatre includes: The Importance Of Being Earnest, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Everyman, Amen Corner, Guys And Dolls (National Theatre), Death Of A Salesman (Young Vic, Piccadilly, Hudson-Broadway), Caroline Or Change (Chichester Minerva, Hampstead, Playhouse, Studio 54-Broadway), King The Musical, Blues In The Night, Once On This Island and 6 Pantomines (Hackney Empire), The Life (Southwark Playhouse), Pigs And Dogs (Royal Court), A Wolf In Snakeskin Shoes (Tricycle), Romeo & Juliet (The Rose, Kingston), Porgy & Bess (Regent’s Park Open Air), Ghost (Manchester Opera House, Piccadilly), Hairspray (Shaftesbury), Vagina Monologues (National Tour), Once On This Island (Nottingham Playhouse, Birmingham Rep, Peacock Theatre), Chicago (Adelphi), We Will Rock You (Dominion), The Lion King (Lyceum), Rent (Shaftesbury), Mama I Want To Sing (Cambridge), Medea (Theatr Clwyd, Young Vic), Little Shop of Horrors (Bubble, Haymarket Leicester), Lost & Found (Bridewell, Lyric Hammersmith), Rent Party and Party Girls (Theatre Royal Stratford East) Film includes: Bagman, Wicked, Havoc, Red, White and Royal Blue, Rocketman, ROCKS, Tau, Sugarhouse, Secret Society, Beautiful People, Broken Glass Television includes: Ellis, Mr Loverman, Lost Boys and Fairies, La Fortuna, Doctor Who, Informer, One Zoo Three, Waffle The Wonder Dog, Doctors, Kiri, Unforgotten, Death in Paradise, New Tricks, Psychobitches, Justin’s House, EastEnders, The Shadow Line, The Bill, Last Choir Standing, Holby City, The Crust, Waking The Dead, Soldier, Soldier, Between The Lines, The Singing Detective, Stop, Look, Listen Awards: Caroline Or Change Black British Theatre 2019 Best Actress Lifetime Recognition, Critic’s Circle 2019 Best Actress, Olivier 2020 Best Actress, Theater World 2022 Outstanding Broadway Debut. Death Of A Salesman Olivier 2021 Best Actress. The Life OFFIES 2018 Best Supporting Actress. The Amen Corner Olivier 2014 Best Supporting Actress. Ghost The Musical Manchester Theatre Award 2012 Best Actress. Holby City Screen Nation 2007 Female Performance on TV. We Will Rock You WhatsOnStage 2003 Best Supporting Actor. In 2017 Sharon received an MBE for Services to Drama. Coming Soon TBA Previous Next Cast Othello Sharon D Clarke Coming Soon TBA Creatives Director Monique Touko Set Designer Paul Wills Costume Designer Jodie-Simone Howe Lighting Designer Matt Haskins Sound Designer Khalil Madovi Movement Director Kloé Dean Fight and Intimacy Director Bethan Clark Dramaturgs Rebecca Latham and Professor Ayanna Thompson Casting Director Christopher Worrall CDG About the play Cast and Creatives Related Events Past productions and play history Assisted Performances More Less About the play Cast and Creatives Related Events Past productions and play history Assisted Performances The RSC Acting Companies are generously supported by The Gatsby Charitable Foundation In This Section About the play Sharon D Clarke is the warrior in director Monique Touko’s Othello that transports the play to a future and retells it through the lens of misogynoir. Find out more Related Events Find out more about our production of Othello and how it was created, with our series of events. Find out more Past productions and play history Our productions of Othello from 1979, 1989, 2004 and 2015 Read More Assisted Performances Find out about our assisted performances for Othello. Find out more Learning Explore information and resources for teachers and learners on Othello Find out more Merchandise Buy now Othello on the Shakespeare Learning Zone Studying Othello? Visit the SHAKESPEARE LEARNING ZONE to discover loads of facts, videos and info about the play Find out more You may also like
