HOME and Lyric Hammersmith’s production of othellomacbeth runs September 14 to 29 in Manchester and October 5 to November 3 at the Lyric.
It’s a condensed staging of two of Shakespeare’s plays told by an ensemble company.
The company of nine play characters in both Othello and Macbeth. As Macbeth and Cassio is Sandy Grierson, who has performed extensively with the RSC, most recently in Dido, Queen of Carthage and Doctor Faustus. In the role of Bianca is Kezrena James, whose credits include The Little Matchgirl and Other Happier Tales at The Globe and Bristol Old Vic. Joining them in the role of Emilia is Melissa Johns known for playing Imogen in Coronation Street, her other credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at the Sheffield Crucible.