Othello (National Theatre production, 2013)
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Othello (National Theatre production, 2013) is a modern-dress staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy at London’s National Theatre, acclaimed for its contemporary military setting and powerful performances, particularly by Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Othello (National Theatre production, 2013) canonical | 1 |
| Othello (National Theatre, 2013) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4423378 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Othello (National Theatre production, 2013) Context triple: [Nicholas Hytner, directed, Othello (National Theatre production, 2013)]
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A.
Othello (1995 film)
Othello (1995 film) is a cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Oliver Parker and noted for Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed performance as Iago opposite Laurence Fishburne’s Othello.
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Othello (1965 film)
Othello (1965 film) is a British cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for Laurence Olivier’s controversial blackface portrayal of the Moorish general.
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Othello (play)
Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores themes of jealousy, manipulation, and racial prejudice through the downfall of its Moorish general protagonist.
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D.
Otello in Verdi's "Otello"
Otello in Verdi's "Otello" is the tragic Moorish general of Venice whose consuming jealousy, manipulated by Iago, leads to the destruction of himself and his innocent wife Desdemona.
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E.
The Pillowman (Broadway production)
The Pillowman (Broadway production) is the acclaimed Broadway staging of Martin McDonagh’s darkly comic, psychologically intense play about a writer interrogated over gruesome stories that resemble real-life child murders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Othello (National Theatre production, 2013) Target entity description: Othello (National Theatre production, 2013) is a modern-dress staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy at London’s National Theatre, acclaimed for its contemporary military setting and powerful performances, particularly by Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear.
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A.
Othello (1995 film)
Othello (1995 film) is a cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Oliver Parker and noted for Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed performance as Iago opposite Laurence Fishburne’s Othello.
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B.
Othello (1965 film)
Othello (1965 film) is a British cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for Laurence Olivier’s controversial blackface portrayal of the Moorish general.
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C.
Othello (play)
Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores themes of jealousy, manipulation, and racial prejudice through the downfall of its Moorish general protagonist.
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D.
Otello in Verdi's "Otello"
Otello in Verdi's "Otello" is the tragic Moorish general of Venice whose consuming jealousy, manipulated by Iago, leads to the destruction of himself and his innocent wife Desdemona.
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E.
The Pillowman (Broadway production)
The Pillowman (Broadway production) is the acclaimed Broadway staging of Martin McDonagh’s darkly comic, psychologically intense play about a writer interrogated over gruesome stories that resemble real-life child murders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage production of Othello
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theatrical production ⓘ |
| basedOn | Othello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | National Theatre Live NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Adrian Lester
NERFINISHED
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Jonathan Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyndsey Marshal NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Sampson NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Vinall NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Wight NERFINISHED ⓘ Rory Kinnear NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Adrian Lester as Othello
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Jonathan Bailey as Cassio NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyndsey Marshal as Emilia ⓘ Olivia Vinall as Desdemona ⓘ Rory Kinnear as Iago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeStyle | modern dress ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Nicholas Hytner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bianca
NERFINISHED
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Brabantio NERFINISHED ⓘ Cassio NERFINISHED ⓘ Desdemona NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ Emilia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iago NERFINISHED ⓘ Othello NERFINISHED ⓘ Roderigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | National Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acclaimed performances by Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear
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contemporary military setting ⓘ modern-dress staging ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | National Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Theatre repertoire ⓘ |
| productionCompany | National Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAs | NT Live recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary military environment ⓘ |
| startTime | 2013 ⓘ |
| temporalSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| theatre | Olivier Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Othello (National Theatre production, 2013) Description of subject: Othello (National Theatre production, 2013) is a modern-dress staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy at London’s National Theatre, acclaimed for its contemporary military setting and powerful performances, particularly by Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear.
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Othello (National Theatre, 2013)