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Othello
When David Harewood was offered the lead role in Othello in a new West End production, he jumped at the chance he still knew his manners almost 30 years earlier, when he became the first black actor at the National Theatre. Harewood brings depth to the role, along with Toby Jones as Iago and Caitlin FitzGerald as Desdemona, in Tom Morris’s stunning play, now. Marquee TV. Harewood’s notes on blackface, and scenes on Othello, are done iPlayer.
Mrs Warren’s work
This revival of George Bernard Shaw’s 1893 comedy about morals and deception also benefits from its filmography as Imelda Staunton and her daughter, Bessie Carter, share the stage for the first time. Carter is a student at Cambridge who discovers that his mother, who played with Staunton, made a lot of money running a brothel. Get started NT Home.
Olivier awards
The Oliviers returned to the BBC for the first time in over 20 years, with Nick Mohammed conducting the event in a good order. Get started iPlayer you can see performances including the winning number from Paddington: The Musical and the silly opening act from The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber himself at the Royal Albert Hall.
The Last Five Years
Evita by Rachel Zegler and Dear Evan Hansen by Ben Platt and a perfect connection in the Palladium concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of Jason Robert Brown’s two-hander, whose romances began to reach a painful climax in a one-on-one exchange – Zegler tells his side of the story in a different way. The album is out now.
Henry IV Parts One and Two
Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear are no match for it, according to our very own Michael Billington he staged every Shakespeare play and gave the crown to Henry IV Part I and II. Revel in Roger Allam’s Falstaff at Shakespeare’s Globe in 2010 (all parts are on GlobePlayer) or Antony Sher’s at the RSC in 2014 (available from Marquee TV).
Shark Is Broken
This behind-the-scenes comedy of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws was an Edinburgh fringe hit and is set for the West End in 2021. Sitting on a boat, he follows three of the film’s actors, including Robert Shaw, who played with his son Ian (who also co-wrote), as they wait for the mechanical shark to be repaired. A whale of a time, available from BroadwayHD.
The Boy Who Didn’t Like Music
StarKid is an amazing US outfit whose designs have made them an internet sensation. Their horror drama The Guy Who Doesn’t Like Music it hits the West End this month but the Kickstarter-backed demo is still available for free on YouTubewhere it has racked up over 9m views since 2018.
Nanny
Played at the Bristol Old Vic a few years ago, this comedy about two women – starring writers Alana Ramsey and Lizzie Stables – is now being directed by Sara Pascoe BBC radio 4. Matthew Floyd Jones (Frisky & Mannish) provides the music as the duo juggles the demands of both careers. On BBC Sounds from May 21.
