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Othello is one of Shakespeare's greatest and most popular plays. But what kind of man did Shakespeare have in mind when he created the Moor of Venice? And how have actors down the centuries performed the part? Nick Higham spoke to the actor Adrian Lester about what the play was like to perform two hundred years ago. (Photo: Still from the 1965 British Home Entertainment / National Theatre of Great Britain film of Othello, starring Laurence Olivier in the title role. Credit: British Home Entertainment)
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