Othello actor Te Kohe Tuhaka in the title role, Jasmine Blackborow as Desdemona and Haakon Smestad as Iago. The production transferred to Melbourne, Australia with another Maori actor, Regan Taylor, taking over the title role. In September 2013, a Tamil adaptation entitled "Othello, the Fall of a Warrior" was directed and produced in Singapore by Subramanian Ganesh. Othello as a literary character has appeared in many representations within popular culture over several centuries. There also have been over a dozen film adaptations of "Othello". Othello Othello ("The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice)" is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed
Othello (1781 ship) Othello (1781 ship) Othello (or "Ortello"), was launched at Liverpool in 1769, possibly under the name "Preston". Under the command of Captain James Johnson "Othello" made two voyages in the African slave trade in 1781 and 1782. She was lost at Tortola in 1783, during the second voyage. "Othello" enters "Lloyd's Register" in 1781 with master James Johnson and William Earl (or Earle), owner. "Othello" had been lengthened in 1770, had undergone a good repair in 1778, and had received a large repair in 1780. At that time her name had been "Preston". "Othello" was armed, and Johnson had received