BBC Shakespeare – The Tomcast 2020

Othello (1981)

A Moorish general makes some poor choices in friendship.

Two middle aged world leaders have a love affair that ruins them both.

A wealthy man loses all his money and learns a harsh lesson about humanity.

A king almost loses everything over a fierce and unexplained jealousy.

A young doctor heals a king and may marry any man in the kingdom as a result.

A merchant borrows money from a Jewish moneylender.

An obstinate young woman meets her match.

A Danish Prince procrastinates over revenge.

A deposed duke, now a master of magic, has a chance for revenge against the people who exiled him.

A young woman disguises herself as a man, falls in love with a Duke, and ends up wooing a widow on the Duke’s behalf…and that’s just for starters.