Minerva, Chichester Based on a true story, a new play tracks a backstage affair with big repercussions for Robeson, played perfectly by Tory Kittles Nicholas Wright's compelling new play is inspired by a historical fact: that when Paul Robeson played Othello during a six-month US tour in 1944, he was having an affair with his Desdemona, Uta Hagen, who was married to his Iago, José Ferrer. But, while Wright's play is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33AM on August 8, 2019