6 – 8 Nov 2025

Esplanade Theatre Studio

3hrs 15mins (1 Intermission x 15mins)

Tickets from $16.20

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Synopsis

Shakespeare’s Othello is a gripping tragedy that explores love, trust, and the destructive power of perspectives shaped by race, gender and social status. The play follows Othello, a celebrated general, whose passionate marriage to Desdemona becomes the target of Iago’s scheming. Through lies and manipulation, Iago fuels Othello’s insecurities, setting in motion a devastating chain of events that leads to betrayal, violence and heartbreaking loss.

Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) proudly presents Othello, the graduating cohort’s final production, directed and adapted by the internationally acclaimed theatre artist Tang Shu-wing.

Hailed as one of Hong Kong’s most influential theatre directors, Tang is the founder and Artistic Director of Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio, winner of three Hong Kong Drama Awards for Best Director, and recipient of both the Medal of Honour by the Hong Kong SAR Government, and the Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

Tang’s adaptation of Othello strips the play to its emotional core, highlighting its relevance today through his signature use of minimalist aesthetics. Four actor-students are challenged to embody nine characters using heightened language and mask work. Tang’s bold approach to Shakespeare’s classic tragedy explores jealousy, love, betrayal – and the consequences of living in a constructed reality that seeks to divide and destroy.

The graduating actor-students of ITI’s Class of 2025 will transcend ethnic and gender boundaries to stage the spiralling descent of Othello, Desdemona, Iago and the characters who orbit them.

Cast: Aditi Venkateshwaran, Kunal Dara, Sanat Mehta, Surendran Ananthan

Key Production Credits

Directed and Adapted by Tang Shu-Wing

Lighting and Set Design by Dorothy Png

Costume and Mask Design by Loo An Ni

Sound Design by Daniel Wong

Production Manager: Clarisse Ng

Stage Manager: Maureen Ni

Assistant Stage Manager: Ho Yan Xi

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Admission Age

14 and above.

Language

English

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Time7:30 PM

VenueEsplanade Theatre Studio

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Admission Age

14 and above.

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