"You knew so well back then how to write for the other, how to give credence to difference and give words to a brother.”
In this original piece, multimedia artist Phoebe Boswell questions William Shakespeare about the racial tensions in Othello, and draws on her own experience of the art world to explore how these anxieties resonate today.
Shakespeare Lives, funded by the British Council, took place in 2016 to commemorate 400 years since Shakespeare’s death. The global celebration encompassed film, theatre, dance and literature.